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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
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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
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Lidded box, carved rosewood, macro of the carved lid, low-relief lotus in rosewood, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light
02 / 04 · The lid, carved
Lidded box, carved rosewood, close-up of the wooden pin and hinge, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light
03 / 04 · The pin
Lidded box, carved rosewood, the piece open, its inside in soft light, in a Đồng Kỵ carving workshop, ironwood and rosewood planks, chisels and shavings, oiled dark grain, timber-yard light
04 / 04 · Open

Photographed in the workshop. Rosewood darkens with light; the lid is fitted so closely it should be lifted, not pulled.

Đồ gỗ mỹ nghệ · Fine woodwork · Edition of 8

Lidded box, carved rosewood

Gỗ trắc — rosewood, dense and dark red, carved here in low relief following the grain.

$420

Shipping & duties included

Portrait of the Đồng Kỵ family workshop: three carvers and joiners of different ages standing together in the timber yard among stacked ironwood, family workshop of the family trade

Đồng Kỵ workshop

Carvers & joiners · Đồng Kỵ village · Family workshop

Rosewood dried two years in the yard, hollowed and carved in low relief — a lotus following the figure of the wood — with a lid that turns on a wooden pin and fits so closely it should be lifted, not pulled.

For letters, for the things on a desk that need a home.

Materials
Rosewood, oil and wax finish
Technique
Carved in low relief; lid fitted on a wooden pin
Dimensions
24 × 16 × 9 cm · 9.4 × 6.3 × 3.5 in · 1.1 kg
Edition
Edition of 8 · Signed and sealed
Made
Đồng Kỵ, Từ Sơn · 2026
Delivery
Crated by hand, insured door to door · Ready in 5 days · 30-day return

$420

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

Three weeks, in four movements

A small object from the same yard and the same hands as the tables.

I

The block

Rosewood dried two years, cut to the box.

II

The hollowing

Cut out by hand, the walls left thick enough to carve.

III

The carving

Low relief following the grain.

IV

The lid

Fitted on a wooden pin; oiled and waxed.

From the same village

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