Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlay :

riverbooksbk.com : Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Julathusana Byachrananda

184 pages, 210 x 240 mm,
Hardback, over 300 colour illustrations
ISBN 974 8225 63 1

Price $ 30.00

For over 500 years Thai mother-of-pearl inlay has developed a distinctive and beautiful style. Used for a wide variety of decorative purposes – doors and windows for temples, palace thrones and precious objects such as monks' alm bowls or boxes – the book illustrates the best examples of mother-of-pearl inlay from the Ayutthaya period onwards, combining history with superlative photography.