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

A group of Russian dolls depicting Russian politicians for sale on a stall in the Arbat and Raft Market, Moscow, Russia, Europe

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

Birds design on lacquerware tray, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

Asian artisan carving traditional design

Asian artisan carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisans carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisan carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisan carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisans carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisan carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisan weaving traditional baskets in workshop

Traditional lacquerware drying on rack

Asian artisan painting traditional design in workshop

Asian artisan carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisans carving traditional designs in workshop

Asian artisan carving traditional design in workshop

Asian artisan weaving traditional baskets in workshop

Asian artisans carving traditional design in workshop

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)