Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

A lacquer work from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. [Photo/namoc.org] About 60 pieces of lacquer work from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute will be showcased at the National Art Museum of China in ...

London-based artist Jacky Tsai unveiled new works at his first large-scale London solo exhibition at the Fine Art Society from Sept. 18 to Oct. 2, and showed that lacquer work is far from dead. London ...

The dark black lacquered center of the Ming Dynasty tray, surrounded by an elegant basket weave design, made it seem almost modern. Freer/Sackler Gallery The ancient, square Chinese tray is one of the ...

When light shines on exquisite lacquer work, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the shells produce unique light and shadow effects, like flowing rainbows. Such a charming work of art combines lacquer, a ...

Signs of Autumn, Chinese lacquer on wooden board, by Shen Kelong. The paintings on show are often 1 or 2 meters in height. Shen frees lacquer from being seen as purely an ancilliary material to one of ...

When light shines on exquisite lacquer work, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the shells produce unique light and shadow effects, like flowing rainbows. Such a charming work of art combines lacquer, a ...

Three emerging Vietnamese artists have had their work featured in a lacquer painting exhibition held by the South Korean Cultural Centre in Ha Noi. Three emerging Vietnamese artists have had their ...

Call it Yankee ingenuity. Call it making do. America’s waste-not-want- not attitude cannot be lightly dismissed. Take lacquer, for example. Scientists discovered a modern version of that ancient paint ...

What automotive lacquer thinner is and what it's used for has changed radically since General Motors first introduced Inca Silver as the first acrylic lacquer color to the Chevrolet and Corvette's ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The lotus flower and beauty of Vietnamese women are the main inspirations for ceramic works and paintings by artist Nguyen Nhu Quang now on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum ...