Black Kengtung style lacquerware being made at U Mu Ling Ta, a fifth-generation shop specialising in lacquerware in Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Burmese Lacquerware, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Detail of a lacquered book cabinet dating from Ayutthaya period showing a Westerner, such imagery had been inspired by the Embassy of Louis 14th to the court of King Narai, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Engraving traditional lacquerware, Bagan, Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Marquetry craftsman at work on lacquer fire screen at souvenir and furniture factory, Xian, China

Marquetry craftsman at work on lacquer table at souvenir and furniture factory, Xian, China

Marquetry craftsman at work on lacquer table at souvenir and furniture factory, Xian, China

Marquetry craftsmen at work on lacquer tables at souvenir and furniture factory, Xian, China

Lacquer craftsman in Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Red lacquer square table and stools with carved floral design on display in the Shanghai Museum, China

Lacquered manuscript cabinet dating from the reign of King Narai in the 17th century, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lacquerware souvenir shop, Namdaemun Market, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Lacquer worker in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Lacquer worker in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Men working in the U Ba Nyein lacquer ware factory, Myo Thit, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Inscribing lacquer ware, U Ba Nyein lacquer ware factory, Myo Thit, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Iron teapots or tetsubin,are waiting for receiving the film of japanese natural lacquer, nanbu tekki, in Workshop of Morihisha Suzuki,craftsmen since 1625, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Ninnaji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Violins in luthiers workshop

Close-up of a car seen during the 2006 FIFA soccer worldcup Germany

Lacquer works, souvenirs, Old Bagan, Pagan, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Lacquer works, souvenirs, Old Bagan, Pagan, Burma, Myanmar, Asia

Altar with gold art and lacquer art in the Hall of Honour "The Mieu" in honor of the 10 Nguyen emperors, Hoang Thanh Imperial Palace, Forbidden City, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, Asia

Chinese Cabinet