{"product_id":"tricolor-plum-blossom-hairpin-kim-young-hee","title":"Tricolor Plum Blossom Hairpin – Kim Young-hee","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe plum blossom opens before the snow has fully left. That is precisely the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Korean culture, the Maehwa (매화, Plum Blossom) is the scholar's flower — it blooms in the coldest season, holds its form against the weather, and carries no apology for its timing. Kim Young-hee, a Seoul-based artisan whose work bridges \u003cstrong\u003eJoseon Dynasty royal aesthetics\u003c\/strong\u003e and contemporary minimal luxury, has spent her career carving this tradition into wearable form. The Tricolor Hairpin combines \u003cstrong\u003eRed Coral, Pink Coral, and Green Jade\u003c\/strong\u003e into three blossoms, each carved by hand — the warm coral against the cool jade creating the kind of considered tension that defines Korean ornamentation at its finest. At 6.5cm, it is small enough to wear without thought and precise enough to invite a second look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePinned into a low bun on a day that warrants something more than the ordinary, the blossoms catch the light without announcing themselves. Worn as a lapel accent against a linen jacket, the coral and jade read as colour in the most restrained way. As a gift for someone who collects beautiful things quietly — someone who would recognise the quality of the stone and the carving before being told what they were looking at — this is the piece that is kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHand-carved by Kim Young-hee in Seoul, South Korea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PEUM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957036617776,"sku":null,"price":307.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0150\/7632\/files\/imgi_15_shop1_ccb08015451c933f0d4871d6ffea02ea.jpg?v=1776410938","url":"https:\/\/peum.com.au\/products\/tricolor-plum-blossom-hairpin-kim-young-hee","provider":"PEUM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}