Rare Asian Lacquerware Pieces Found In Online Art Galleries
Asian art goes back centuries which makes it one of the oldest forms of artwork currently available. Wall paintings are usually what most people think of when it comes to art. What you may not be aware of, however, is that there are many assorted types of Asian art like wooden Burmese statues, Asian Lacquerware, copper statues, and lacquerware, to name a few. Burma, which is now known as Myanmar, has a long standing reputation for producing unique, quality art pieces. The Burmese people, heavily influenced with Buddhism, have created a number of Burmese statues. Some lesser known lacquerware that are treasured from Burma are Burmese Manuscripts. These ornate manuscripts of religious texts, which are still in use today to ordain monks, can be easily identified by their extravagant decoration that gleams with gold and silver. Sometimes, you will even find an inlay of mother-of-pearl.
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