Description:
Lacquerware, lacquer bamboo, home decor:1. Made by hand in Vietnam
2. Material: MDF
3. Use: Gift and home decoration
MAIN PROGRESSES TO MAKE A LACQUERPRODUCT
Lacquer is thetraditional handicraft profession of Vietnam. Possibly say that thelacquer technology has the common principle, that is Paint andSmooth, it means after carrying out painting, the next step issmoothing; repeating from 8 to 10 times of different Painting andSmoothing to make a lacquer product. To make this product, it isnecessary to have experience and technique of each person orfamily. As well, the technique of making a painting is differentfrom making statue, from object decoration or golden coveringpaint… It is possible to divide into some main progresses:
- Making shape: Bundle - frame - Stick - Thi
- Decoration: Colored, gilt and silvery painting,etc.
- Completed product: Optical painting the firsttime, the second time, polishing the surface.
Bundle- frame - Stick - Thi
In the past, people have used paper made from Rhamnoneuron(Nepal paper plant) that was very tough frame and bundle the wooden(objects need painting), its durability is better than fabrics. Theway of bundling, framing, and Shaping has been carried out by: Thealluvial soil (the workman can use stone powder nowadays) is mixedup with pounded paint and rice paper, then sticking, filling thecracks on the wood. Each painted layer is lined with a paper layer(or mosquito-nets material layer), then gills-shaped mortising topin and glue paint for the cross-wooden strips behind the woodenplank to avoid the layer to be cracked. Then, as the wood totallyis dry, paint-framing two sides. This progress is to protect theplank from absorption, worm-eaten and the wood is not shrunk by theenvironment. The more careful the plank processed, the longer theobject needs painting is, the longevity of each lacquer product isabout 50-100 years. There is a smooth between the bundling andframing layer. It is possible dry-smooth (using sand-paper) orwet-smooth. After the Shape made through Bundle and frame, thecraftman will completely examine all surfaces of processed product.On the surface, if the cracks or uneven spots are availble, thecraftman will reach the Stick progress. The effect of stickingprocess is to make the surface of the product completely flat andsmooth. After bundling, the craftman will carry our the Thi process1 and 2. This process makes gloss level for the surface of productto create for the decorative process.
When having the products with the shape mentioned above (orengraving models for vases and other articles), the craftsman wouldcarry out drawing and attaching nacre, or coloring materials to theproducts, such as: Egg shell, nacre, silver, etc. then cover with alayer of paint, after that flat the, then use color paint to coverthe product.
With such painting technique for statues and interior articlesas: Incense table, horizontal lacquered board, parallel sentences,etc. the craftsman must work in a closed room bound around toprevent the wind from blowing the materials: Golden litmus, silverlitmus; and prevent dust from adhering on the wet paint.
Completed products
Because the shining oil has been colored, the shine is hidden,making the depth of each product, thus after each time of drawing,it needs polishing. The ancients used dried banana leaves as draft.Today, the principle of polishing the paint for the last time hasno alternative to the manual method because this type of paint isnot admitted to cover with shining oil. That is the uniquecharacter of lacquer painting. The success of a lacquer paintingdepends much on the last stage.
Some materials to polish: grinded bead-tree charcoal, ruffledhair, etc.
To Know more about traditional lacquer or modern lacquer, pleaserefer to thiswebsite: www://http.vinalacquer.com.vn
VIETLACQUER-INTERIOR CO, Ltd
Address: Boikhe – Chuyenmy - Phuxuyen - Hanoi – Vietnam
Tel: 84.4.33.796.061 Fax: 84.33.796.061
