‘Hoi Dinh Chem’, a lacquer painting by Nguyen Van Ty, has fetched €832,000 ($972,000) at a French auction, a record price for a Vietnamese artwork in Europe. The work, whose name translated into "Chem ...

The female curves are vividly expressed in a series of lacquer and silk paintings at the "Ve Phai Dep" (Painting Women) show in Hanoi. The exhibition, taking place Nov. 1-7 in the art gallery at 29 ...

Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting. Created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country, it requires months of application and sanding back layers of paint ...

Jewelry design is often characterized as a form of wearable art. When they're not decoratively worn or displayed in a highly secure setting, the gemstones are usually tucked inside a safe, away from ...

In the Fujian Pavilion of 2010 Shanghai World Expo, a pair of 3.6-meter bodiless lacquerware vases attracted many visitors. With a history of 2000 years in China, the widespread lacquer has great ...

VietNamNet Bridge – A co-worked lacquer painting by noted artists Hoang Tich Chu (1912-2003) and Nguyen Tien Chung (1914-1978) was sold for 226,900 euros (US$265,000). VietNamNet Bridge – A co-worked ...

Dear Debbie: I want to purchase a free-standing electric fireplace (mantel and heating unit). They all seem to be made of fiberboard, stained a different colour of wood and finished with a lacquer or ...