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Raden

Raden (Japanese: 螺鈿) is a Japanese term for one of the decorative techniques used in traditional crafts and woodwork. It refers to a method of inserting nacre into a carved surface of lacquer or wood. The basic technique of atsugai raden originated around 3500 years ago in Egypt and later spread along the Mediterranean coast. It was subsequently…

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Sasanian PersiaTang ChinaShang dynastyLuoyangHenan Province
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Techniques of production

Scroll sawFileRubstonePunchInlaid
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JapaneseNacreTang dynastyNara periodKorea
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Raden

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Triples36
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
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related to history · 22
Raden → BC, Bronze, By, Chinese, East, Egypt, Heian, Henan Province, In Japan, Japan, Japanese, Luoyang, Mediterranean, Muromachi, Nara, One, Sasanian Persia, Shang, Shanxian County, Tang
related to Techniques of production · 3
Raden → In, Kenma, There
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Raden → term used only for the technique or work of inlaying thin layers of pearl shells

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technique period japan japanese using lacquer used maki-e gold lacquerware tang term techniques chinese shell exported dynasty luodian china many

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Radenis aterm used only for the technique or work of inlaying thin layers of pearl shells0.90text
shellfishinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
goldinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
silverinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
ivoryinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
coralinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
tortoise shellinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
and ceramics.The raden works of a number of famous Edo period craftsmen are still celebratedinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
namely those of Tōshichi Ikushimainstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
Chōbei Aogaiinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
and the Somada brothersinstance ofcharacterized by the inlay of various materials0.80text
Radenrelated to historyThe0.60section

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