Mother of Pearl Asian Lacquered Wooden Jewelry Box with Long Life Emblem Design - Keepsake Treasure Chest for Necklace & Ring Storage - Perfect Gift for Women, Bridal Shower & Home Decor

This unique wooden jewelry box is elegantly decorated with a mother of pearl design of sipjangsaeng, 10 creatures that ancient Koreans, influenced by the Taoist philosophy, believed were created to enjoy eternal youth: sun, stone, water, cloud, pine tree, deer, bulnocho ('herb of eternal youth'), turtle, crane, and mountain. Inspired by the belief in a Taoist utopian world resided by Taoist elders who had found the secret of eternal life, ancient Koreans revealed their dreams of such a world through the 10 creatures.