{"product_id":"returning-birds-artist-hand-painted-lacquer-rectangular-tray","title":"\"Returning Birds\" — Artist Hand-Painted Lacquer Rectangular Tray","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReturning Birds — Artist Hand-Painted Lacquer Tray\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt dusk, birds return. It is one of the oldest images in Chinese art — a moment of homecoming, of the day folding back into itself. \"Returning Birds\" renders that moment in lacquer: an ink-wash composition translated into natural lacquer, eggshell inlay, and tin powder, built up over weeks of slow, meditative work by the artist’s hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eggshell inlay is what sets this piece apart. Each fragment is placed individually, creating a surface that catches light differently at every angle — a texture that photographs cannot fully capture and that only reveals itself in person. At 480 × 280mm, the rectangular tray form gives the composition room to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach piece is unique and signed by the artist. This is not a decorative object — it is a work of art that happens to be functional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural lacquer, paper, tile ash, tin powder, eggshell inlay, linen fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper body lacquerware — natural lacquer built over layers of paper and linen fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480 × 280 × 10mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-painted with eggshell inlay — a process that can span several weeks per piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handcrafted by YQ Lacquer (乙漆), Guangzhou, China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each piece is unique and signed by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe eggshell fragments, lacquer depth, and tin powder distribution vary naturally across each piece — evidence of a process that cannot be standardised.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"乙漆","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48968665104634,"sku":"LAC-011-YQ","price":5300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8635\/8266\/files\/31_-85.jpg?v=1780643710","url":"https:\/\/arteficraft.com\/products\/returning-birds-artist-hand-painted-lacquer-rectangular-tray","provider":"ARTEFICRAFT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}