Set of Nine Vintage Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Coasters Decorated With Animals and Mythological Creatures animal head It was purchased at the

It was purchased at the estate sale of a family of artists and collectors in Marblehead

Very good overall condition

exquisitely crafted brown and white vase by renowned California ceramist Leslie Thompson

these are made of paper and bamboo

Set of Nine Vintage Burmese Yun-De Lacquer Coasters Decorated With Animals and Mythological Creatures animal head It was purchased at theThis 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