Emerald Blossoms Mango Wood Lacquered Box _artisan--novica-artisan-9033 expertly preserving the stone's natural

expertly preserving the stone's natural color as he details the owls and the leafy openwork or jali

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Emerald Blossoms Mango Wood Lacquered Box _artisan--novica-artisan-9033 expertly preserving the stone's naturalEmerald petals form a delicate floral motif, their cool allure illuminating black lacquer. Working with mango wood, Nantana Sompamitre creates a mesmerizing box. She carves the desired shape and coats it with lacquer. Once dried it is polished, and another coat is applied up to twenty times before as many six coats of pure lacquer are present. The final layer is polished with powdered fired clay. Then the motifs are etched with a technique called lai