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Grown inside a shell

A sculpture grown by a shellfish. These little Buddhas have a surface of pearl. A living mussel made it.1/4
People chose the shape. A living mussel grew the pearl surface. An illustrated explanation of pearl Buddhas, inspired by The Ocean World.
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  1. A sculpture grown by a shellfish.

    These little Buddhas have a surface of pearl. A living mussel made it.

  2. First, a tiny shaped insert.

    The insert goes against the inner shell, beneath the mantle: the animal’s soft tissue.

  3. Then, layer after layer.

    The mantle deposits nacre over the insert. Its shape stays; its surface becomes pearl.

  4. People shaped it. Life finished it.

    This craft was practised in China by the 13th century. The pearl surface grew around a human idea.

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