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Lacquered wood offering bowl, 'Spiritual Treasures'
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It's all up to chance – it's up there in the air and you just have to grab it. If I hadn't, I would still be selling food."
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Inspired by spiritual customs, Nantana Sompamitre designs an offering tray of glorious beauty. It is intended to be filled with colorful lotus flowers and placed on an altar in front of Buddha's image. Adorned with sumptuous golden flowers, this mango wood offering bowl is covered with several coats of lacquer, which Sompamitre prepares from the Gluta usitata tree and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks.
Sompamitre executes the florid motifs with a traditional gilding technique called lai rot nam ("watered pattern"). First the patterns are engraved free-hand with a sharp-pointed tool, and then the piece is dusted with a wooden powder. The black background is covered with a yellow gummy paint, which comes from a tree resin that has been placed in water for a day. After that, a thin coat of lacquer is applied to the entire surface and, before it dries, gold leaf is placed over it. The piece is then left to dry for approximately 20 hours. Finally, the whole lacquer ware is thoroughly rinsed in water rinsing out impurities or unattached gold leaf. The result is a piece of rich artistry where shimmering gold engraved designs contrast against a high-gloss black background. Item Details
Suggested Retail: US $127.95
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Nantana Sompamitre
It's all up to chance – it's up there in the air and you just have to grab it. If I hadn't, I would still be selling food."
"My name is Nantana Sompamitre and you can call me 'Nan.' I was born on May 1, 1950 in a calm and peaceful village in northern Thailand. My family is large, I have eight brothers and sisters. We are a ... read more
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