Lacquered & Gilded Wood Jewelry Box with Hand-Painted Motifs, "Red Splendor"

With this breathtaking wooden jewelry box, you can take home an authentic lacquered artwork from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, where since the 16th century they have mastered the craft of lacquer miniature painting which is done on petite objects like decorative boxes, powder cases and more coated with several layers of lacquer for a shiny finish. Uzbek artisan Mukhamedali embellishes the lid of a walnut wood box with gold leaf accents, paints it by hand with tempera paints featuring intricate floral and vine motifs and finishes by applying five layers of lacquer.