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Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer
Visions from the Golden Land Burma and the Art of Lacquer
Author: Ralph Isaacs
The visual impact of Burmese lacquerware is striking - the objects are dazzingly coloured, often in scarlet, gold and black, and are frequently inlaid with colourd stone or glass. A natural plastic, refined from the sap of a Southeast Asian tree, lacquer is worked into vessels of every sort and is also used in architecture, furniture, sculpture ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780714114736
ISBN-10: 0714114731
Pages: 240
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Publisher: British Museum Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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