{"product_id":"crane-of-a-thousand-years","title":"CRANE OF A THOUSAND YEARS","description":"\u003c!-- Signature Legacy | Square Teaser (Description-safe) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 420px; margin: 16px auto; border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden; background: #000;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; background: #000;\"\u003e\u003cvideo autoplay=\"autoplay\" muted=\"\" loop=\"loop\" playsinline=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; border: 0; outline: 0; box-shadow: none; background: #000;\"\u003e\n      \u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/videos\/c\/o\/v\/fa71cc53e54244559da091f4ea9608a3.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNajeonchilgi Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box with Crane, Lotus, Peony, and Butterflies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the quiet language of Korean tradition, no garden is ever only a garden. Every bloom, every wing, every stone carries a wish, inlaid by hand and carried forward from one generation to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center of this piece stands the crane — one of Korea's Sipjangsaeng, the Ten Symbols of Longevity, said to live a thousand years and to choose a single mate for life. To hold a crane rendered in mother-of-pearl is to hold, quite literally, a wish for a life — and a love — that does not end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath its feet, the rock endures. Another of the Ten Symbols, unmoved by wind or season, it stands for permanence itself: the promise that what is built with care today will still be standing generations from now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround them, the lotus opens untouched by the mud it grows from — Korea's ancient emblem of purity and renewal. Beside it, the peony, long honored as the 'king of flowers,' carries wishes of prosperity, dignity, and a household that flourishes with each passing year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove them all, butterflies drift between the blossoms. In Korean symbolism, a butterfly among flowers is never mere decoration — it is a wish for a joy that returns again and again, and for a companionship that grows only deeper with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive symbols, one wish told five ways: that health, love, friendship, and family may all outlast the hands that shaped this box in shell and lacquer — and the hands that will one day hold it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a pattern chosen for beauty alone. It is a blessing, inlaid by Master Choi Tae-hwa, meant to be passed from one generation to the next — as the crane itself is said to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Master Choi Tae-hwa, an officially recognized Korean Master Artisan renowned for Najeon Chilgi-mother-of-pearl lacquerware that captures light like a living surface. Rooted in Korea’s centuries-old craftsmanship, every work is made through a meticulous, fully hand-finished process using eco-conscious, non-toxic materials and time-honored techniques. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/film?popup=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch the Film\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExplore his representative pieces through our films: witness the making, understand the heritage, and discover why each work is more than an object-it is a collectible expression of tradition, restraint, and enduring value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Choi Tae-hwa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48297954967689,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7659\/5081\/files\/small_masterpiece_3_1_1.webp?v=1788957080","url":"https:\/\/signaturelegacy.co\/products\/crane-of-a-thousand-years","provider":"Signature Legacy | Authenticated Korean Masterpieces \u0026 Heritage Museum-Grade Art Crafts \u0026 Limited Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}