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[[Image:Ryukyu-dragon-platter.jpg|right|thumb|320px|An example of Ryukyuan red lacquer platters, with mother-of-pearl inlay dragon design.]]
*''Japanese'': 螺鈿 ''(raden)''

''Raden'', or mother-of-pearl inlay, is a style and technique frequently used in [[lacquer]]ware decoration. It involves inlaying or otherwise affixing onto the lacquerware object cut sections of abalone or turban shell, which have been ground to roughly 1mm in thickness, forming a thin shimmering rainbow-colored material. The technique is widely used throughout the East Asian region.

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==References==
*"Cultural Treasures of the Ryukyu Kingdom: Ryukyuan Lacquerware," pamphlet, Urasoe Art Museum.

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