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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
Photo · Lit, evening
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
01 / 04 · Lit, evening
Lantern, open weave, macro of the hexagonal open weave against the light, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun
02 / 04 · The hexagonal weave
Lantern, open weave, close-up of the bamboo frame and lashing, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun
03 / 04 · The frame
Lantern, open weave, the piece standing in the courtyard among drying cane, late sun, in a Phú Vinh courtyard, split rattan cane drying on bamboo racks, pale straw and honey tones, whitewashed wall, dappled sun
04 / 04 · In the courtyard

Photographed in Mai's courtyard. Supplied with a cloth-covered cord and an E27 fitting; the pattern it throws on the ceiling is the point.

Mây tre cói đan · Rattan, bamboo & sedge · Edition of 10

Lantern, open weave

Đèn lồng — a lantern; here an open rattan weave around a frame, made for a single bulb and the shadows it throws.

$190

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Portrait of Trần Thị Mai, rattan weaver in her sixties, at a weaving frame in a Phú Vinh courtyard, cane across her knees, calm direct gaze, third generation of the family trade

Trần Thị Mai

Rattan weaver · Phú Vinh village · Third generation

The hexagonal open weave the village once used for fish traps, turned into a shade: a bamboo frame bent over steam, rattan woven around it loosely enough for the light to come through in a pattern.

Mai counts the hexagons as she counts the rain; a lantern with one wrong count throws a wrong shadow, and she will not let it leave.

Materials
Hand-split rattan, bamboo frame; cord and fitting supplied
Technique
Open hexagonal weave over a bent frame
Dimensions
Ø 32 × 40 cm · Ø 12.6 × 15.7 in · 0.6 kg
Edition
Edition of 10 · Signed and sealed
Made
Phú Vinh, Chương Mỹ · 2026
Delivery
Crated by hand, insured door to door · Ready in 5 days · 30-day return

$190

Duties and worldwide shipping included · Ready to send in 5 days

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Each work is crated by hand in Hà Nội and insured door to door. If it does not belong in your home, return it within 30 days.

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The making

Two weeks, in four movements

A fish trap turned towards the light.

I

The frame

Bamboo rings bent over steam and tied.

II

The cane

Split fine and soaked so it bends without memory.

III

The weave

Six strands crossing to make each hexagon, counted around the frame.

IV

The fitting

Cord and fitting set; the lantern lit in the courtyard to check its shadow.

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