As the king of all birds, Hoa Phung Hoang became the image of a proud spirit bird with the ability to be reborn from fire and immortal. Bringing in the beauty of many species: the head of a chicken, the neck of a crane, the tail of a peacock. The Fire Phoenix Emperor always radiates a radiant glow like the morning sun - chosen as a symbol of wisdom, eternal rebirth and the ability to heal all pain. From that wonderful and vivid beauty, La Sonmai's artisans have had days of intensive crafting to serve the miracle of Hoa Phung's spirit. Hoa Phung Hoang's whole body is covered with deep red color - the right fire nature is available in this spirit bird. 24k gold is used to create sparkling curves, and carefully applied to the wings and tail helps to exploit all the splendor and beauty. Inspired by the Fire Phoenix, who is stretching and soaring proudly over the Sun and Moon, the background is also sprinkled with silver splinters and gold beams to recreate this image.
The main colors of deep red and yellow on the traditional lacquer background are what make up the soul of this image. Take it with you as a protection and peace in this life.
★ 100% Traditional handicraft product.
★ Each of our products is the result of a time-honored handmade process. It takes us 15 – 20 days and goes through 15 stages to complete one product.
★ Natural lacquer (resin from lacquer tree).
★ Special materials such as real gold 24k and silver leaves, eggshells.
✽ Since our products are fully handmade, each product will be unique with its own colors and effects. Please check our customer reviews photo for more details.
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Passion & Craftmanship
The quest for La Sonmai is to create unique and original products that are beautiful to look at and practical to use in daily life. Our phone cases are not only a protection for your phone but also an exquisite accessories for your style.
Art of Lacquer
Lacquer Tree Sap
The original paint was taken from the sap of the Son tree, which were plant in Phu Tho Province in Vietnam. The sap then stired continuously within 3 or more days to make it usable and applicable on other materials.
Lacquer Steps
Lacquer paint is applied to the paint surface mutilple times to create different layers of paint. After applying and then drying process, the surface is smoothen by the stones from the rivers. The stones are the brushes in fine arts and the smoothening process is the way artisans draw the lacquer paintings.
Eggshells
The process of inlaying each piece of eggshell requires carefulness and patience. It might sound a little strange that they orderly arranged in random positions. The eggshell is sometimes shapened to create the painting highlights.
Hand-Painting
Sketching the details of the painting need to be done entirely manual. The sketching for details might take up to 30 hours to finish.
24Kt Gold & Silver
Pure gold and silver leaves are also used during crafting products. The leaves are quite delicated, therefore, skillfull hands are specifically required.
Color Creativity
The basic colors of lacquer are black, red and dark brown. Since the evolution of Lacquer Art, artisans in Lacquer techniques have developed more sophisticated colors to fully describe and express their feelings through the paintings. Thus, more colors are combined and new colors are used in various ways and details.
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