螺ら鈿でん

noun

mother-of-pearl inlay; nacre decoration

Refers both to the material (nacre) and the traditional decorative technique of inlaying it into lacquer or wood. Common in art and craft contexts.

• この箱はこは螺ら鈿でんで美うつくしく飾かざられている。

  This box is beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay.

• 螺ら鈿でん細工ざいくは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう工こう芸げいの一ひとつです。

  Mother-of-pearl inlay work is one of Japan's traditional crafts.