1. www.aurijinal.com MAKING LACQUERWARE

2. The traditional Vietnamese lacquerware process practiced in Vietnam is quite complicated and can take up to 4 months to finish just one piece. Even a simple tray takes a minimum of 75 days.Vietnamese lacquerware www.aurijinal.com

3. The Silk lamp base made from fibreboard is examined and any cracks or indentations are sealed with lacquer from the native lacquer tree (rhus seccedanea" tree) found in Phu Tho Province.Silk lamp www.aurijinal.com

4. After checking that the lacquer has not affected the intended shape of the item, the product is covered with fine cotton gauze to ensure that there will be no cracking at a later stage.

5. Next, the piece is covered with a thick coating which is a mixture of natural lacquer, finely ground mountain rock, sawdust and alluvial soil. www.aurijinal.com

6. When this coating has dried, the product is placed under water and sanded.

7. The base is left to dry and then the process of applying lacquer, sanding and drying will repeated at least fourteen times, that’s why is takes so long to make just one piece. www.aurijinal.com

8. The lacquerware is given a final hand polish to enhance its lustrous, glassy sheen.

9. Here an artist paints a lamp base in Van Gogh style before applying 14 coats of clear lacquer. www.aurijinal.com

10. The craftsman carefully applies broken eggshell before the coats of clear lacquer are applied.

11. After over 75 days of making the lacquerware, it is carefully packed ready to be shipped to waiting overseas customers. www.aurijinal.com

12. Aurijinal 35/73 Rachaprop Soi 8 (WattanaWong) Pratunam Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 662 2531848 Fax: 622 2531849 Vietnam Office/Factory: Tel: 848 0933874107 Europe Sales Office Tel: 44 161 408 4998 www.aurijinal.com Email: info@aurijinal.com Skype: Aurijinal