Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...

Industry veteran and Newline Painting Owner Phi Dang likes lacquer's smooth and polished look. However, he says, the thinner layers "make it more susceptible to scratches, and it may not offer the ...

he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region. Honda thinks that these products hold clues to environmentally friendly paint options.

Moreover, the mural painting of Potala Palace in general, is marked by deterioration caused by humidity and the application of lacquer varnish in the 1960s - 70s, which have resulted in flaking of the ...