Bamboo Pedestal Bowl (Vietnam)
Brief Description
-
Created from bamboo by skilled Vietnamese craftsman, this large, pedestal-style lacquerware dish is ideal for serving and is simply beautiful when displayed on its own. It has a smooth, deep red lacquer finish and ample size.
We will notify you when this product is in stock. Please enter your email address below, then click 'Submit'.
Made from compressed bamboo strips, this rich red dish can be used for serving or decoration. Each piece takes 45 days to complete (after the bamboo has been soaked for 6-12 months!). In the village of Tien Lu, the creation of baskets, lacquer ware and other handicrafts is an integral part of the community and culture, even causing a festival every year on August 21st.
Wound bamboo comes from Cat Dang, Viet Nam. The soaked bamboo is cut into very fine strips (0.08 inch) and pressed into a curve. The strips are then coiled outward from the centre of each dish. A frame is used to achieve uniform depth and angles. After a coating of cashew oil-based glue, the work is left to dry.
Each piece is cut, shaped and smoothed by hand, as many as four times, and then polished repeatedly. It takes many coats of paint, and many more polishings, to bring rough bamboo to this smooth, glowing finish. These repeated, patient processes establish the level of quality of lacquer products.
Domestic competition for the tourist market tends to cheapen both quality and the artisans' return from their work. This group, already with nearly 100 members, hopes to expand through Worldstock, bringing additional villagers into better-paid work in improved conditions.
The handcrafted nature of this product will produce slight variations in form and sizing. All measurements are approximate. Wipe clean with a damp cloth; not dishwasher safe.
Attention California residents: This product may contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Dimensions:
- 11.75 in. D x 4.5 in. H (approx.)
- Materials:
- Bamboo, lacquer
- Model No:
- BCD316 D30 H11
Buying Guides
- How to Decorate a Bare Wall
- How to Decorate the Top of a Bookshelf
- How To Decorate Your Home for Kwanzaa
- Bedroom Decor Buying Guide
- Home Decor Buying Guide
- How to Find Your Decorating Style
- How to Decorate in Country Decor
- How to Decorate for a Cozy Feeling in a Bedroom
- Tips on Shabby Chic Decorating
- Tips on Easy Apartment Decorating
Customer Reviews
Was absolutely worth waiting for!! Beautiful craftmanship.
The bamboo bowl is beautiful and true to the color shown. The craftmanship is supurb. It's surprisingly light in weight. If you like shiney, bright accents in a room, you would love this piece. The shipment time was very fast. I think my friend will love it when I give it to her on her B-Day!
Red is my accent color and this fit perfectly! Love the red. And, Love Overstock.
This bowl is the perfect addition for my new bathroom! It is just what I was looking for to put on the countertop full of shells and rocks. Its beautiful and looks just like it did in the picture.
I have always loved bamboo; it has fascinated me since childhood, perhaps because there was none where I grew up. I also love lacquered things from boxes to furniture. I was attracted by the simplicity of the Pedestal Bowl and when I saw the price, I ordered it immediately and was thrilled with it when it arrived. I love the color, the style, the lacquer and the bamboo. It is simply very pleasant to look at and is gracing my kitchen counter at the moment, filled with fruit: a pineapple, mangoes, limes and avocados. It makes for a a lovely presentation. I may use the bowl occasionally as part of a center piece -- perhaps during the Holidays -- on my marble dining room table. It is a very versatile piece.
Sponsored Links
Back to top
;){kind=link}
© 2009 Overstock.com All Rights Reserved
