The document outlines the intricate traditional Vietnamese lacquerware process, which can take up to 4 months to complete a single piece, with even simple items requiring a minimum of 75 days. The process includes multiple stages of sealing, coating, sanding, and applying lacquer, followed by a final hand polish for a glassy sheen. Each item is made with care, involving meticulous techniques such as the application of broken eggshell before applying multiple coats of lacquer.

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MAKING
LACQUERWARE

2. • The traditional Vietnamese lacquerware process
practiced in Vietnam is quite complicated and can
take up to 4 months to finish just one piece. Even a
simple tray takes a minimum of 75 days.
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3. • The Silk lamp base
made from fibreboard
is examined and any
cracks or indentations
are sealed with lacquer
from the native lacquer
tree (rhus seccedanea"
tree) found in Phu Tho
Province.
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• After checking that the
lacquer has not affected
the intended shape of
the item, the product is
covered with fine
cotton gauze to ensure
that there will be no
cracking at a later stage.

5. • Next, the piece is
covered with a thick
coating which is a
mixture of natural
lacquer, finely ground
mountain rock, sawdust
and alluvial soil.
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• When this coating has
dried, the product is
placed under water and
sanded.

7. • The base is left to dry
and then the process of
applying lacquer,
sanding and drying will
repeated at least
fourteen times, that’s
why is takes so long to
make just one piece.
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• The lacquerware is
given a final hand polish
to enhance its lustrous,
glassy sheen.

9. • Here an artist paints a
lamp base in Van Gogh
style before applying 14
coats of clear lacquer.
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• The craftsman carefully
applies broken eggshell
before the coats of clear
lacquer are applied.

11. • After over 75 days of making
the lacquerware, it is
carefully packed ready to be
shipped to waiting overseas
customers.
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