Lacquerware (Yun-de) in Bagan, Myanmar
A pose with a teacup from a premier lacquerware factory in Bagan. The array of products, from teapots to jars and closets, are all handmade. The lacquer taken from a sap of a local tree is applied 8 to 16 times so that they do not fade easily. Aside from this painstaking coating of lacquer (consisting of one coat a day and then sun-dried before the next coat is applied again and the process goes on until the desired number of coating is reached). The lacquer. *** From a plain bamboo cup to fully coated cup. *** Each cup or piece is then etched with desired design and then a color is applied on each of the etched design. *** The gracious owner shows a sample of an etched big water glass. *** A cabinet is painstakingly being etched by this lady. This explains the expensive pricing of the house. *** Another lady doing her piece. *** Pretty engravings. *** Sample of outstandin...