Lacquered Mangr Wood Decorative Box, "Golden Day Out"
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Walking through a forest of golden foliage, a family of elephants enjoys a day of leisure. This scene of tradition is inspired by the mural paintings of central Thailand. Nantana Sompamitre hand-carves the statuette from mango wood and coats it with several layers of lacquer, which she prepares from the Gluta usitata tree and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks.
Sompamitre executes the moving scene with a traditional gilding technique called lai rot nam (watered pattern). First the patterns are engraved free-hand with a sharp-pointed tool, and then the piece is dusted with a wooden powder. The black background is covered with a yellow gummy paint, which comes from a tree resin that has been placed in water for a day. After that, a thin coat of lacquer is applied to the entire surface and, before it dries, gold leaf is placed over it. The piece is then left to dry for approximately 20 hours. Finally, the whole lacquerware is thoroughly rinsed in water rinsing out impurities or unattached gold leaf. The result is a piece of rich artistry, where shimmering gold engraved designs contrast against a high-gloss black background.
- 0.37 kgs
- 0.8 lbs
- 6 cm H x 18 cm W x 10 cm D
- 2.4" H x 7" W x 3.9" D
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nicole
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06/21/2016
"Lacquer magic"
I never tire of this special box on my dresser, such a wonderful print.
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Golden Day Out, Lacquered Mangr Wood Decorative Box
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Timothy
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02/23/2024
"Beautifully detailed"
This is a lovely piece and I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I do. Enjoy!
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Katherine
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06/17/2023
"Gorgeous blue box for earrings!"
I love my dark blue box that has very detailed artistic lines drawn all over it. I have placed my favorite earrings inside of it. I want to thank the artist who shared their talents to create this beautiful box.
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Karen
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06/14/2023
"Beautiful!"
This was a gift, and my friend loved it.
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Royal Heritage Cat, Lacquer Wood Trinket Box
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Sammy
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05/25/2023
"Almost great"
The eggshells were less uniformly placed than I had hoped. The blotchiness is off putting.
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Marsha
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01/27/2023
"Beautiful Blue"
This lovely blue lacquered wood box goes perfectly in my blue accented bedroom. I havent decided what it will hold. But it looks great as it is.
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