Burmese Lacquerware

by Fraser-Lu, Sylvia

• ISBN13: 9789748304830
• ISBN10: 9748304833
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Orchid Pr

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	9	(13)
Preface to the First Edition	13	(1)
Origins of Lacquer in Burma	13	(6)
The Lacquer Process	19	(11)
The Lacquer Tree	20	(1)
Qualities of Lacquer	21	(1)
Base Materials: Wood, Bamboo, and Metal	22	(2)
Preparing the Surface	24	(1)
Colourants	25	(2)
Gold-leaf	27	(1)
Use of Local Materials	28	(2)
Techniques of Lacquer Decoration	30	(25)
Incised Lacquerware (Yun)	32	(3)
Innovations in Incised Lacquer	35	(5)
Painted and Layered Lacquerware	40	(2)
Gold-leaf Lacquerware (Shwei-zawa)	42	(4)
Innovations in gold-leaf	46	(2)
Relief Moulded Lacquer (Thayo)	48	(1)
Glass Inlay (Hman-zi Shwei-cha)	49	(6)
Dry Lacquer: Buddha Images (Man-hpaya)	55	(1)
Design Motifs	55	(34)
Incised Yun Lacquerware	56	(21)
Gilded Designs	77	(6)
Relief-moulded (Thayo) and Glass Inlay (Hman-zi Shwei-cha) Designs	83	(6)
Lacquerware Objects For Secular Use	89	(30)
The Ubiquitous Betel Box	90	(4)
Snack and Cheroot Boxes	94	(2)
Plates, Trays, and Tables	96	(1)
Bottles, Bowls, Urns, and Scoops	97	(9)
Storage Boxes and Cylinders	106	(6)
Lacquered Basketware	112	(4)
Weaving Implements	116	(1)
Musical Instruments	117	(2)
Lacquerware For Religious and Ceremonial Use	119	(28)
Votive Food Receptacles	120	(9)
Presentation of Gifts for Monasteries and Important Personages	129	(5)
Storage and Production of Sacred Texts	134	(5)
Buddha Images	139	(1)
Furniture	140	(3)
Architecture	143	(4)
Lacquer Craft Centres in Burma	147	(21)
Pagan	148	(5)
Mon-ywa District	153	(5)
The Mandalay Area	158	(3)
The Shan States	161	(7)
Lacquerware Collections	168	(19)
Burma	171	(8)
Lacquerware collections Abroad	179	(8)
Conclusion	187	(14)
The Colonial Period	188	(3)
Post Second World War	191	(3)
The Survival of Burmese Lacquer	194	(7)
Appendix 1: Names of Lacquer Workers	201	(1)
Appendix 2: Care of Lacquer	202	(1)
Notes	203	(3)
Glossary	206	(7)
Bibliography	213	(4)
Index	217	(5)
About The Author	222