Small Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1910 Period - Edo The lacquer is a resin

The lacquer is a resin made from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree

Materials: Burr Mulberry And Poplar Wood

this style of paintwork is only surpassed in quality by Tibetan antique furniture

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Small Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1910 Period - Edo The lacquer is a resinIndian lacquer pots are true works of art and this colourful lacquer box is an excellent collector's piece. Lacquer boxes are commonly used in Rajasthan and Gujarat for storing jewellery or bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe by pressing coloured sticks of lac against the wooden pot. As the pot revolved, the heat generated softens the lac and a thin lacquer of