This wonderful reverse painting on glass
This piece was created at Lapid Pottery Works in Tel Aviv
While it is more common to find hand-painted bluebirds like these on ceramic pieces than on glass
The thin yet durable quality of bear grass allowed for a minute arrangement of warp and weft
The only apparent flaw is a very fine hairline crack in the base of one vessel (pictured) which appears to have no structural impact
Set of Nine Vintage Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Coasters Decorated With Animals and Mythological Creatures brutalist pottery This wonderful reverse painting onThis is a wonderful set of 9 vintage Burmese lacquer coasters with very fine incised decoration, each one unique. This type of Burmese lacquer ware, called "yin de", is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash, which, applied on the surface of a woven bamboo or wood object, forms a hard, glossy surface and turns black on exposure to air; once dry, fine decoration is hand engraved on the surface, then filled with colored lacquer, one