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Seller: legacy_yst17 ✉️ (95) 100%, Location: Chiangmai, TH, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 183765433130 Vintage Large Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Storage Container 3 Pcs. Vintage Large Burmese Cinnabar Lacquer Betel Storage Container 3 Pcs Condition : Good Type : Lacquer Box Color : Cinnabar Size : H 13" , W 15" Material : Woven Bamboo (Lacquer) Country of Origin : Myanmar MYANMAR TRADITIONAL LACQUERWARE Myanmar Lacquerware has a very unique style and a long tradition dating back to the 13th Century and existing mainly at Bagan in central Myanmar. Bagan is the major center for the lacquerware industry where the handicraft is still practiced in the traditional manner. The government school of Lacquerware was founded in the 1920s. Since plastics, porcelain and metal have superseded lacquer in most everyday utensils, it is today manufactured in large workshops mainly for tourists who come to see the ancient temples of Bagan. Lacquer in Myanmar is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata), which is native to Southeast Asia. In China and Japan, the tree from which laquer is tapped is a different species “Rhus Vernicifera”. In Myanmar, the Thitsi tree grows wild in the Shan State and hilly regions. The resin of this tree has been extracted and used for coating and varnishing by Myanmar folks since the beginning. Bamboo and wood are used asa frame or base in making laquerwork and are readily and cheaply available around the Bagan area. Depending on the process and material used in the manufacturing process the Lacquerware it can be listed as Plain Lacquerware, Incised Lacquerware, Gilt Lacquerware and Glass mosaic and gilt Lacquerware. Lacquerware are decorated with Burmese floral designs depicting Buddha’s Life or are gilded in gold. Myanmar Lacquerware is widely used as kitchen ware, jewelry boxes souvenirs, home decorations and petitions. These Burmese lacquerware are adorable and great accessories for home. Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer. Before lacquering, the surface is sometimes painted with pictures, inlaid with shell and other materials, or carved. The lacquer can be dusted with gold or silver and given further decorative treatments. NOTE*****Because it is a product that requires permission to export from the Fine Arts Department of Thailand. It is necessary to take time to submit documents for permission. 20-30 days during business hours.********
  • Region of Origin: Burma
  • Size: H 13" , W 15"
  • Age: Post-1940
  • Primary Material: Woven Bamboo
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Type: Betel
  • Color: Multi-Color/Cinnabar

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