DIA130xH90mm, Myanmar
Veronica Gritsenko is a British-Ukrainian artist and scholar. In 2000 she set up the Black Elephant studio in Bagan, Burma and eventually developed her own unique technique and designs based on ancient methods and materials. Black Elephant Lacquer is collected by private connoisseurs and was acquired by the British Museum and The Royal Botanic Gardens Museum.
These bowls are made with horsehair woven in between very thin bamboo splints, with further application of lacquer mixed with rice husk ashes. Burma is famous for a special type of incised lacquerware called “yun” – It’s engraved with a sharp iron stylus and the incisions are filled with colouring matter to create a design.
Item from SOIL for the ASIAN FOLKCRAFT COLLECTION
Mountain Folkcraft 