Burmese lacquer lamp: Decorated

Burmese lacquerware has been made in Bagan since the eleventh century - layer upon layer of resin from the thit-si tree, applied over a turned wooden form and polished between each coat. On the decorated version, that process is extended further: traditional Burmese motifs are painted in gold across the surface, worked into bands that ring the baluster form at its widest points. The gilding is applied by hand. Under close inspection, each lamp is different from the last.

The base is a classical urn shape, full-bodied and symmetrical, finished in the craft's characteristic red or black. The gold decoration - floral and geometric patterning drawn from centuries of Burmese lacquerware tradition - sits against the dark ground with the quiet authority of something that knows exactly what it is. A finial rises above the cream shade to complete the silhouette.

Available in two sizes and two colours. Shade included. 

Hand-made in Burma. Exclusive to Australia at The Leopard.