Tran Huu Chat was a Vietnamese artist known for his carved lacquer paintings of village scenes. Beginning as a poster painter and working in charcoal on dried banana leaf, Tran Huu Chat quickly ...

Trinh Tuan is a contemporary Vietnamese artist known for his figure paintings. Tuan has expanded upon the hues and themes found in traditional lacquer painting to produce emotionally powerful works ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...