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The collection

This season's works

Every work here was chosen in the workshop, photographed where it was made, and is signed by its maker. Most are unique; a few are small editions. When a work is gone, it is gone.

Every work here was chosen in the workshop, photographed where it was made, and is signed by its maker. Most are unique; a few are small editions. When a work is gone, it is gone.

37 works · each one unique or in a small edition

Craft

37 works

Village

Small embroidered panel, kingfisher: A hand-embroidered silk panel of a kingfisher over shaded water, silk thread on hand-loomed silk, stretched on its frame by a window, in a Quất Động embroidery room, a wooden frame set in the window, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, soft morning light, by Lê Thị Hoa

Small embroidered panel, kingfisher

Lê Thị Hoa · Quất Động

$520

Unique work

Small embroidered panel, kingfisher: A hand-embroidered silk panel of a kingfisher over shaded water, silk thread on hand-loomed silk, stretched on its frame by a window, in a Quất Động embroidery room, a wooden frame set in the window, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, soft morning light, by Lê Thị Hoa

Small embroidered panel, kingfisher

Lê Thị Hoa
Quất Động · $520

Unique work

Silk length, chrysanthemum damask: A length of hand-loomed mulberry silk with a chrysanthemum damask figure, plant-dyed wine red, running off the wooden loom, in a Vạn Phúc weaving house, a wooden hand loom in window light, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, by Vạn Phúc workshop

Silk length, chrysanthemum damask

Vạn Phúc workshop · Vạn Phúc

$240
Silk length, chrysanthemum damask: A length of hand-loomed mulberry silk with a chrysanthemum damask figure, plant-dyed wine red, running off the wooden loom, in a Vạn Phúc weaving house, a wooden hand loom in window light, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, by Vạn Phúc workshop

Silk length, chrysanthemum damask

Vạn Phúc workshop
Vạn Phúc · $240

Cushion cover, embroidered cranes: A silk cushion cover hand-embroidered with two cranes in shaded thread on wine-red Vạn Phúc silk, still on the frame, in a Quất Động embroidery room, a wooden frame set in the window, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, soft morning light, by Lê Thị Hoa

Cushion cover, embroidered cranes

Lê Thị Hoa · Quất Động

$320
Cushion cover, embroidered cranes: A silk cushion cover hand-embroidered with two cranes in shaded thread on wine-red Vạn Phúc silk, still on the frame, in a Quất Động embroidery room, a wooden frame set in the window, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, soft morning light, by Lê Thị Hoa

Cushion cover, embroidered cranes

Lê Thị Hoa
Quất Động · $320

Jewellery cabinet, rosewood: A small rosewood jewellery cabinet with lotus-carved doors and brass pulls from Đại Bái, standing closed on the bench, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Jewellery cabinet, rosewood

Đồng Kỵ workshop · Đồng Kỵ

$1,400

Unique work

Jewellery cabinet, rosewood: A small rosewood jewellery cabinet with lotus-carved doors and brass pulls from Đại Bái, standing closed on the bench, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Jewellery cabinet, rosewood

Đồng Kỵ workshop
Đồng Kỵ · $1,400

Unique work

Desk tray, rosewood: A shallow rosewood desk tray with a raised rim and open figured grain, oil-and-wax finish, seen from above, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Desk tray, rosewood

Đồng Kỵ workshop · Đồng Kỵ

$260
Desk tray, rosewood: A shallow rosewood desk tray with a raised rim and open figured grain, oil-and-wax finish, seen from above, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Desk tray, rosewood

Đồng Kỵ workshop
Đồng Kỵ · $260

Low stool, carved ironwood: A low ironwood stool with a carved apron and pegged joints, oil-and-wax finish, standing in a shaft of workshop light, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Low stool, carved ironwood

Đồng Kỵ workshop · Đồng Kỵ

$620
Low stool, carved ironwood: A low ironwood stool with a carved apron and pegged joints, oil-and-wax finish, standing in a shaft of workshop light, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Low stool, carved ironwood

Đồng Kỵ workshop
Đồng Kỵ · $620

Tea caddy, eggshell lid: A black natural-lacquer tea caddy with a duck-eggshell mosaic lid and a tin liner, on turned jackfruit wood, closed on a dark bench, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Đỗ Thị Hương

Tea caddy, eggshell lid

Đỗ Thị Hương · Hạ Thái

$310
Tea caddy, eggshell lid: A black natural-lacquer tea caddy with a duck-eggshell mosaic lid and a tin liner, on turned jackfruit wood, closed on a dark bench, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Đỗ Thị Hương

Tea caddy, eggshell lid

Đỗ Thị Hương
Hạ Thái · $310

Filigree hairpin, phoenix: A sterling-silver filigree hairpin topped with a phoenix of twisted wire and bead feathers, lying across dark worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree hairpin, phoenix

Đinh Văn Hùng · Định Công

$240
Filigree hairpin, phoenix: A sterling-silver filigree hairpin topped with a phoenix of twisted wire and bead feathers, lying across dark worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree hairpin, phoenix

Đinh Văn Hùng
Định Công · $240

Filigree ring, silver: A sterling-silver filigree ring, the band built from twisted wire with a crown of silver beads, standing on the jeweller's bench, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree ring, silver

Đinh Văn Hùng · Định Công

$170
Filigree ring, silver: A sterling-silver filigree ring, the band built from twisted wire with a crown of silver beads, standing on the jeweller's bench, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree ring, silver

Đinh Văn Hùng
Định Công · $170

Filigree pendant, lotus: A sterling-silver filigree pendant in the form of an open lotus on a plain silk cord, lace of twisted wire with bead tips, on worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree pendant, lotus

Đinh Văn Hùng · Định Công

$220
Filigree pendant, lotus: A sterling-silver filigree pendant in the form of an open lotus on a plain silk cord, lace of twisted wire with bead tips, on worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree pendant, lotus

Đinh Văn Hùng
Định Công · $220

Water dropper, bronze: A small cast-bronze water dropper in the shape of a resting buffalo, dark patina, cupped in a weathered hand, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Water dropper, bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn · Đại Bái

$210
Water dropper, bronze: A small cast-bronze water dropper in the shape of a resting buffalo, dark patina, cupped in a weathered hand, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Water dropper, bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn
Đại Bái · $210

Small drum, cast bronze: A small cast-bronze drum with a sun and flying birds chased on its face, Đông Sơn style, seen from above on a dark bench, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Small drum, cast bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn · Đại Bái

$1,250

Unique work

Small drum, cast bronze: A small cast-bronze drum with a sun and flying birds chased on its face, Đông Sơn style, seen from above on a dark bench, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Small drum, cast bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn
Đại Bái · $1,250

Unique work

Lotus-bud candle holders, pair: A pair of cast-bronze candle holders shaped as closed lotus buds, village patina, standing together on a tile, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Lotus-bud candle holders, pair

Nguyễn Văn Sơn · Đại Bái

$380
Lotus-bud candle holders, pair: A pair of cast-bronze candle holders shaped as closed lotus buds, village patina, standing together on a tile, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Lotus-bud candle holders, pair

Nguyễn Văn Sơn
Đại Bái · $380

Bottle vase, ash glaze: A bottle-shaped vase in rice-straw ash glaze, white river clay, narrow neck and soft shoulder, standing in morning light, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Bottle vase, ash glaze

Phạm Văn Đức · Bát Tràng

$440

Unique work

Bottle vase, ash glaze: A bottle-shaped vase in rice-straw ash glaze, white river clay, narrow neck and soft shoulder, standing in morning light, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Bottle vase, ash glaze

Phạm Văn Đức
Bát Tràng · $440

Unique work

Blue-and-white plate, lotus: A blue-and-white plate with a cobalt lotus painted under clear glaze, seen from above on a worn wooden table, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Blue-and-white plate, lotus

Phạm Văn Đức · Bát Tràng

$260
Blue-and-white plate, lotus: A blue-and-white plate with a cobalt lotus painted under clear glaze, seen from above on a worn wooden table, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Blue-and-white plate, lotus

Phạm Văn Đức
Bát Tràng · $260

Pair of celadon cups: A pair of small celadon cups with crackle glaze, white river clay, side by side on a plank in morning light, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Pair of celadon cups

Phạm Văn Đức · Bát Tràng

$120
Pair of celadon cups: A pair of small celadon cups with crackle glaze, white river clay, side by side on a plank in morning light, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Pair of celadon cups

Phạm Văn Đức
Bát Tràng · $120

Storage chest, woven bamboo: A low chest of split bamboo in a twill weave bound with rattan, with a dark lacquered rim from Hạ Thái, standing closed on a brick floor, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Nguyễn Thị Lan

Storage chest, woven bamboo

Nguyễn Thị Lan · Phú Vinh

$480

Unique work

Storage chest, woven bamboo: A low chest of split bamboo in a twill weave bound with rattan, with a dark lacquered rim from Hạ Thái, standing closed on a brick floor, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Nguyễn Thị Lan

Storage chest, woven bamboo

Nguyễn Thị Lan
Phú Vinh · $480

Unique work

Lantern, open weave: A hexagonal open-weave rattan lantern on a bamboo frame, lit from inside at dusk, casting a lattice of warm light on a courtyard wall, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Trần Thị Mai

Lantern, open weave

Trần Thị Mai · Phú Vinh

$190
Lantern, open weave: A hexagonal open-weave rattan lantern on a bamboo frame, lit from inside at dusk, casting a lattice of warm light on a courtyard wall, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Trần Thị Mai

Lantern, open weave

Trần Thị Mai
Phú Vinh · $190

Set of three nesting trays, mat weave: Three nesting rattan trays in a tight mat weave with bamboo rims, stacked and slightly fanned, pale cane, on a courtyard table, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Nguyễn Thị Lan

Set of three nesting trays, mat weave

Nguyễn Thị Lan · Phú Vinh

$220
Set of three nesting trays, mat weave: Three nesting rattan trays in a tight mat weave with bamboo rims, stacked and slightly fanned, pale cane, on a courtyard table, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Nguyễn Thị Lan

Set of three nesting trays, mat weave

Nguyễn Thị Lan
Phú Vinh · $220

Offering bowl, indigo: A turned wooden offering bowl in deep indigo natural lacquer, the inside lined with gold leaf, seen from above on a dark bench, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Nguyễn Văn Thái

Offering bowl, indigo

Nguyễn Văn Thái · Hạ Thái

$340
Offering bowl, indigo: A turned wooden offering bowl in deep indigo natural lacquer, the inside lined with gold leaf, seen from above on a dark bench, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Nguyễn Văn Thái

Offering bowl, indigo

Nguyễn Văn Thái
Hạ Thái · $340

Four-panel screen, lotus: A four-panel lacquer screen with gilded lotuses over black and eggshell water, ironwood frame, standing open in an old timber house, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Trần Quang Minh

Four-panel screen, lotus

Trần Quang Minh · Hạ Thái

$3,900

Unique work

Four-panel screen, lotus: A four-panel lacquer screen with gilded lotuses over black and eggshell water, ironwood frame, standing open in an old timber house, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Trần Quang Minh

Four-panel screen, lotus

Trần Quang Minh
Hạ Thái · $3,900

Unique work

Eggshell vase, tall: A tall slender vase covered in crazed duck-eggshell inlay under clear lacquer, cream and grey mosaic, on turned jackfruit wood, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Đỗ Thị Hương

Eggshell vase, tall

Đỗ Thị Hương · Hạ Thái

$560

Unique work

Eggshell vase, tall: A tall slender vase covered in crazed duck-eggshell inlay under clear lacquer, cream and grey mosaic, on turned jackfruit wood, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Đỗ Thị Hương

Eggshell vase, tall

Đỗ Thị Hương
Hạ Thái · $560

Unique work

Lidded box, gold leaf: A black natural-lacquer lidded box with gold leaf buried under the polished surface and an eggshell rim, on jackfruit wood, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Đỗ Thị Hương

Lidded box, gold leaf

Đỗ Thị Hương · Hạ Thái

$420
Lidded box, gold leaf: A black natural-lacquer lidded box with gold leaf buried under the polished surface and an eggshell rim, on jackfruit wood, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Đỗ Thị Hương

Lidded box, gold leaf

Đỗ Thị Hương
Hạ Thái · $420

Temple bell, cast bronze: A cast-bronze temple bell with a chased drum pattern and village patina, hung in a carved ironwood stand, in the foundry yard, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Temple bell, cast bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn · Đại Bái

$1,900

Unique work

Temple bell, cast bronze: A cast-bronze temple bell with a chased drum pattern and village patina, hung in a carved ironwood stand, in the foundry yard, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Temple bell, cast bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn
Đại Bái · $1,900

Unique work

Filigree drop earrings: A pair of sterling-silver filigree drop earrings, teardrop lace of twisted wire with bead edges, laid on dark worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree drop earrings

Đinh Văn Hùng · Định Công

$260
Filigree drop earrings: A pair of sterling-silver filigree drop earrings, teardrop lace of twisted wire with bead edges, laid on dark worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree drop earrings

Đinh Văn Hùng
Định Công · $260

Lidded box, carved rosewood: A lidded rosewood box with a lotus carved in low relief on the lid, pegged corners, oil-and-wax finish, on the carver's bench, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Lidded box, carved rosewood

Đồng Kỵ workshop · Đồng Kỵ

$420
Lidded box, carved rosewood: A lidded rosewood box with a lotus carved in low relief on the lid, pegged corners, oil-and-wax finish, on the carver's bench, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Lidded box, carved rosewood

Đồng Kỵ workshop
Đồng Kỵ · $420

Scarf, hand-loomed silk: A hand-loomed mulberry-silk scarf, plant-dyed in deep wine red with a faint damask figure, draped over the beam of a wooden loom, in a Vạn Phúc weaving house, a wooden hand loom in window light, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, by Vạn Phúc workshop

Scarf, hand-loomed silk

Vạn Phúc workshop · Vạn Phúc

$140
Scarf, hand-loomed silk: A hand-loomed mulberry-silk scarf, plant-dyed in deep wine red with a faint damask figure, draped over the beam of a wooden loom, in a Vạn Phúc weaving house, a wooden hand loom in window light, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, by Vạn Phúc workshop

Scarf, hand-loomed silk

Vạn Phúc workshop
Vạn Phúc · $140

Reading table, carved ironwood: A small reading table in dark ironwood with a carved apron and pegged joints, oil-and-wax finish, standing among shavings, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Reading table, carved ironwood

Đồng Kỵ workshop · Đồng Kỵ

$2,400

Unique work

Reading table, carved ironwood: A small reading table in dark ironwood with a carved apron and pegged joints, oil-and-wax finish, standing among shavings, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light, by Đồng Kỵ workshop

Reading table, carved ironwood

Đồng Kỵ workshop
Đồng Kỵ · $2,400

Unique work

Market basket, open weave: An open-weave rattan market basket with a bent bamboo handle, honey-coloured cane, standing in a sunlit doorway, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Nguyễn Thị Lan

Market basket, open weave

Nguyễn Thị Lan · Phú Vinh

$160
Market basket, open weave: An open-weave rattan market basket with a bent bamboo handle, honey-coloured cane, standing in a sunlit doorway, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Nguyễn Thị Lan

Market basket, open weave

Nguyễn Thị Lan
Phú Vinh · $160

Moon jar, ash glaze: A round moon jar in rice-straw ash glaze, white river clay, soft grey-green with a warm flashed side, on a plank in morning light, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Moon jar, ash glaze

Phạm Văn Đức · Bát Tràng

$720

Unique work

Moon jar, ash glaze: A round moon jar in rice-straw ash glaze, white river clay, soft grey-green with a warm flashed side, on a plank in morning light, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Moon jar, ash glaze

Phạm Văn Đức
Bát Tràng · $720

Unique work

Low tray, red lacquer: A low rectangular tray in deep cinnabar-red natural lacquer, polished to a soft gloss, on a jackfruit-wood board, resting on a dark workbench, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Nguyễn Văn Thái

Low tray, red lacquer

Nguyễn Văn Thái · Hạ Thái

$280
Low tray, red lacquer: A low rectangular tray in deep cinnabar-red natural lacquer, polished to a soft gloss, on a jackfruit-wood board, resting on a dark workbench, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Nguyễn Văn Thái

Low tray, red lacquer

Nguyễn Văn Thái
Hạ Thái · $280

Filigree cuff, silver: A sterling-silver filigree cuff, hand-drawn wire twisted into open lace and finished with tiny silver beads, lying on the jeweller's bench, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree cuff, silver

Đinh Văn Hùng · Định Công

$390
Filigree cuff, silver: A sterling-silver filigree cuff, hand-drawn wire twisted into open lace and finished with tiny silver beads, lying on the jeweller's bench, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng

Filigree cuff, silver

Đinh Văn Hùng
Định Công · $390

Incense burner, cast bronze: A cast-bronze incense burner on three feet with a chased Đông Sơn drum pattern and a deep village patina, standing on a tile in the yard, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Incense burner, cast bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn · Đại Bái

$540
Incense burner, cast bronze: A cast-bronze incense burner on three feet with a chased Đông Sơn drum pattern and a deep village patina, standing on a tile in the yard, in the Đại Bái foundry, sand moulds and charcoal glow, dark bronze with a green-brown patina, smoke and low light, by Nguyễn Văn Sơn

Incense burner, cast bronze

Nguyễn Văn Sơn
Đại Bái · $540

Lotus pond, hand-embroidered silk: A hand-embroidered silk panel of a lotus pond, shaded silk thread on hand-loomed Vạn Phúc silk, still stretched on its wooden frame, in a Quất Động embroidery room, a wooden frame set in the window, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, soft morning light, by Lê Thị Hoa

Lotus pond, hand-embroidered silk

Lê Thị Hoa · Quất Động

$860

Unique work

Lotus pond, hand-embroidered silk: A hand-embroidered silk panel of a lotus pond, shaded silk thread on hand-loomed Vạn Phúc silk, still stretched on its wooden frame, in a Quất Động embroidery room, a wooden frame set in the window, mulberry silk, deep wine red and ochre, soft morning light, by Lê Thị Hoa

Lotus pond, hand-embroidered silk

Lê Thị Hoa
Quất Động · $860

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Celadon tea bowl, crackle glaze: A celadon tea bowl with a fine crackle glaze from rice-straw ash, white river clay, sitting alone on a worn wooden board, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Celadon tea bowl, crackle glaze

Phạm Văn Đức · Bát Tràng

$180
Celadon tea bowl, crackle glaze: A celadon tea bowl with a fine crackle glaze from rice-straw ash, white river clay, sitting alone on a worn wooden board, in a Bát Tràng pottery workshop, brick kiln door and shelves of bisque ware behind, sage greens and warm greys, by Phạm Văn Đức

Celadon tea bowl, crackle glaze

Phạm Văn Đức
Bát Tràng · $180

Lidded vessel, rain pattern: A tall lidded rattan vessel in the diagonal "rain" weave, hand-split cane with a bamboo rim, natural unbleached finish, its lid resting beside it, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Trần Thị Mai

Lidded vessel, rain pattern

Trần Thị Mai · Phú Vinh

$340
Lidded vessel, rain pattern: A tall lidded rattan vessel in the diagonal "rain" weave, hand-split cane with a bamboo rim, natural unbleached finish, its lid resting beside it, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun, by Trần Thị Mai

Lidded vessel, rain pattern

Trần Thị Mai
Phú Vinh · $340

Moon over Hạ Thái: A natural-lacquer panel, a pale crushed-eggshell moon over water of buried gold leaf, twelve wet-sanded layers on a jackfruit-wood board, standing upright against the cabinet, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Nguyễn Văn Thái

Moon over Hạ Thái

Nguyễn Văn Thái · Hạ Thái

$1,240

Unique work

Moon over Hạ Thái: A natural-lacquer panel, a pale crushed-eggshell moon over water of buried gold leaf, twelve wet-sanded layers on a jackfruit-wood board, standing upright against the cabinet, in the Hạ Thái lacquer workshop, dark wooden drying cabinets behind, palette of brown-black, cinnabar and dull gold, by Nguyễn Văn Thái

Moon over Hạ Thái

Nguyễn Văn Thái
Hạ Thái · $1,240

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