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Purchased in Burma in the 1980s handmade vintage lacquer decorative box from Myanmar handmade lacquer box with engraved decoration. . bottom also with drawing weight 200 gr Yun-de tissue roll / napkin holder made of horsehair and lacquer. Terra colored with hand engraved decorations. Yun-de is lacquerware in Burmese, and the art is called Pan yun. The lacquer is the sap of the lacquer tree Melanorrhoea Usitata or Thitsee that grows wild in the forests of Myanmar. It is straw yellow, but turns black when exposed to air. When brushed in, it forms a shiny smooth surface that can withstand a degree of exposure to moisture and heat. Lacquerware objects have a rounded or braided bamboo strip base, often mixed with horse hair. The object is then covered layer over layer with Thitsee and Thayo to get a smooth surface, polished and engraved with intricate designs
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