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Eternal Jewels<\/em><\/strong> celebrates the World Jewellery Museum’s 20th anniversary, inviting readers into the poetic vision of founder Lee Kangwon, whose museum is known as the ‘Jewel of Seoul’. Published here for the first time, the book presents extraordinary pieces alongside Lee’s untold stories from her diplomatic travels across four continents.<\/p>\n

For Lee Kangwon, a collector and poet, each acquisition represents a spiritual journey transcending borders. The museum’s aesthetic presentation reflects her poetic sensibilities, rooted in Korean traditions of meditation on beauty as a path to spiritual purity. From Colombian emerald mines and Tibetan temples to her family’s royal heirloom jewels, the collection spans centuries and civilizations. Each piece – whether a ceremonial headpiece or intimate talisman – carries profound cultural significance and human connection. Through this carefully curated anthology, Lee fulfills her museum’s mission to spread light full of beauty and wonder through jewelry, creating bridges between cultures, past and present, material and spiritual realms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A beautiful showcase of rare and precious jewelry from ancient civilisations to modern masterpieces. An unforgettable journey through the collection of Seoul’s World Jewellery Museum, unveiling the beauty of its global jewelry treasures through many untold stories.
Foreword 6
\nIntroduction 18
\nAmber: Three Stones of Fortune 28
\nAmber 34
\nThe Diplomat’s Wife 42
\nRings 48
\nEthiopia, My Love 54
\nEthiopian Crosses 64
\nEmerald: The Poet’s Stone 70
\nSacred Objects from El Dorado 78
\nAnklets & Bracelets 88
\nBrooches & Pendants 102
\nModern Masters 114
\nThe Tree of Love: A Journey into the Amazon 122
\nSan Telmo: Where Time Tangos 128
\nBlessed Jewels: From Sister to Señor 136
\nNecklaces 142
\nEarrings & Headdress 158
\nPrecious Curiosities 174
\nIndex 182<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":56165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5520],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56164","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-jewellery-watches","7":"author-by-author-lee-kangwon","8":"publisher-kulturalis","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEternal Jewels - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/eternal-jewels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eternal Jewels - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A beautiful showcase of rare and precious jewelry from ancient civilisations to modern masterpieces. 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