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HT2303 Vietnam lacquer hand paintings

HT2303 Vietnam lacquer hand paintings

Vietnamese lacquer hand painting wall art -The technique of using lacquer for handicrafts and decorative items in the household has a long tradition in Vietnam since it was introduced from China centuries ago.  The French introduced Western paintings and techniques in Hanoi in 1925. The traditional lacquer technique, which had earlier been used for handicrafts and decorative household items, was now applied to paintings, creating a new art form.  The first lacquer paintings were quite traditional in expressing scenes of natural beauty.  Later, lacquer paintings promoted socialist and communist values. Then, young artists have explored and reinvented the old art form, placing it in a new, contemporary context to create highly innovative and interesting paintings.

Beautiful lacquer painting, handmade lacquer with mother of pearl. The base of painting is real wood covered with raisin to make the a perfect piece of lacquer, wood canvas, for the painting. The mother of pearl pieces were cut and inlaid directly on wood. After the picture is formed, it is covered with many layers of raisin to “seal” the picture inside the wood. The whole process is hand made and it took about couple months to finish. The painting is much more beautiful than the picture. It is packed carefully for shipping to guarantee the perfect condition when you receive