Landscape
Mist over Western Hills
Dimensions 30cm × 20cm
A folding-screen landscape the client sketched from a foggy morning in Hangzhou. Translated into layered abalone shell with gold-foil mist.
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Landscape
Lacquer River Pavilion
Dimensions 20cm × 15cm
A wedding photograph reimagined as a lacquer panel — the pavilion rendered in mother-of-pearl, the water in burnished gold foil.
Portrait
Mirror, Tang Lady
Dimensions 18cm × 18cm
A portrait commission for a dance troupe. Pink and purple abalone form the flowing sleeves; gold foil traces the hairpin.
Animal
Phoenix Comb
Dimensions 12cm × 6cm
The client sent a single feather as reference. Hand-sawn abalone pieces recreate the phoenix across a sandalwood comb.
Animal
Carp leaping the Dragon Gate
Dimensions 7cm diameter
A bangle for a graduating student. Blue-green shell for the carp, gold-foil splashes where it breaks the surface.
Floral
Peony Jewelry Box
Dimensions 18cm × 12cm × 8cm
Sixty hand-cut shell petals bloom across the lid of a mahogany box. A fortieth-anniversary gift.
Floral
Lotus Pendant
Dimensions 4cm × 3cm
A tiny lotus for everyday wear. Mother-of-pearl petals on a resin base, suspended from a silk cord.
Abstract
Iridescent Wave Comb
Dimensions 15cm × 5cm
An abstract commission — no subject, just movement. Rainbow abalone cut into a single flowing curve.
Custom
Anniversary Box, Personal Crest
Dimensions 16cm × 11cm × 7cm
A fully custom piece: the couple's initials woven into a gold-foil crest, framed by shell tesserae.