Modern Style Vietnamese Lacquer Art

We are offering a range of very affordable lacquer paintings from Vietnam. What makes these particularly interesting is that they are a modern take on a very traditional, 2000 year old, Vietnamese technique - lacquer painting.
Lacquers are made from resins harvested from the Rhus Succedanea Tree from the Phu Tho Province of northern Vietnam.

A full description of the process can be found on the Karuna Village website, but it is a long and complex process that can take between 75 days to over 100 days for some pieces, and involves the application of of materials like mother of pearl, egg shell and gold leaf.

These modern versions use many of the same techniques and are all themed around the universal beauty of women and nature. They seem to be a particularly popular item at the moment - check them all out on the Karuna Village website by clicking on this link - click here.