Day 3-Lacquer Making Factory

This afternoon we went on to a disabled factory which specializes in the famous Vietnamese lacquerware, the factory is government-owned and employs victims of the Agent Orange along with other people suffering from disabilities. The artwork is beautiful and has a painstaking process including placing duck shell and mother of pearl onto the piece then cracking it with a fine tool. It’s glued down then washed over and over, depending on the piece it is then painted and polished. The finished art is beautiful and you can buy some on site which goes towards helping people with disabilities.