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By Nantana Sompamitre, this beautiful decorative bowl exemplifies one of Thailand's oldest art forms. It is lacquered inside and out, and adorned with bands of brown. She lathes the mango wood into the desired shape and coats it with lacquer. When dry, it is polished, and another coat is applied – up to twenty times – before as many six coats of pure lacquer are applied. The final layer is polished with powdered fired clay.

A tranquil lagoon scene awakens tender and celestial sensations, making Neelima Gupta's newest relief artwork a piece of excellence. Crafted in the luxurious Indian lands, this marble dust wall wart intends to convey peaceful vibes through the graceful details that compose the scene: elegant swans, bright leaves and charming flowers.

This relief wall art has a neem wood frame.

Handcrafted by artisans in Bali, this charming windchime combines the natural beauty of driftwood with the delicate allure of glass art. Whimsical and festive, the windchime features a glass angel perched atop a Christmas tree adorned with cheerful red baubles. As the wind gently passes through, it creates a soothing and melodic sound that brings a sense of serenity and joy to any space. Each piece will vary slightly, due to the natural variations of the wood.

Working near Singaraja, in the mountainous northern region of Bali, artisans collect naturally fallen branches and glean wood from the local coffee plantations to fashion these delicate, colorful wind chimes. Once the reclaimed wood — teak and coffee — is gathered, each piece is sorted by size and color before being hand-shaped and strung with pieces of cut glass. Dazzling in the sunlight, the resulting rainbow chime is a gorgeous example of nature-inspired design. Each piece will vary slightly, due to the natural variations of the wood.

Serve up spicy tuna, cucumber, and dragon rolls on these classic sushi plates from Balinese artisan Rian Kusuma. Hand crafted from rich teak wood with an attractive natural grain, the two rectangular sushi plates are cured before being treated with a clear coconut oil coating.

Share your favorite sushi rolls with the help of these classic sushi plates from Balinese artisan Rian Kusuma. Hand crafted from rich teak wood with an attractive natural grain, the two parallelogram-shaped sushi plates are cured before being treated with a clear coconut oil coating.

Dip into your honey the old-fashioned way with this classic set of honey spoons from Balinese artisan Rian Kusuma. Hand crafted from rich teak wood with an attractive natural grain, the two spoons are cured before being treated with a clear coconut oil coating.
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After their sails were still for the night, Norman mariners would get out their dice and play Shut-the-Box. The simple and addictive game made its way around the world as trade increased among Europe, Africa, and China, and it remains especially popular in the U.K. today. Roll the dice and lay down any combination of tiles to match your roll. Keep rolling until you can't match your roll on the remaining tiles. Low score wins; lay down all the tiles and you've shut the box. Easy to learn and hard to stop playing, this handsome antiqued edition features an Old World look, wooden box, and wooden dice and tiles. An easy-to-learn, hard-to-quit game for the whole family.

Inscribed with one of the most significant mantras in Buddhism, Om mani padme hum, this handcrafted chime is created by Tibetan refugees residing in northern India. Buddhists believe that saying this mantra, or even viewing it in its written form, invokes the blessings of the Buddha of Compassion. Cast from a combination of metals, the hand-tuned chime produces a clear tone when struck. Features brass stand with cloud motif and wooden base and striker.

The only card game that can be legally played for money in English pubs, cribbage evolved from a shipboard game called noddy. It was one of the few games that could be played on the rolling seas, as it used pegs and holes that could be carved directly into a sailor's bunk. A 17th-century British poet made cribbage popular in English courts, where he distributed packs of marked cards to the aristocracy, inevitably beat them out of tidy sums, and managed to gamble his way to a $7 million contribution to King Charles I's army.

Mahogany-stained three-fold case includes cards, pegs, and rule book. Dimensions: 5 1/2"W x 2"H x 3 1/4"D

Eggshells present a fantastic motif, the indefinable nebula a testament to the imagination of Daeng Thanunchai. Elaborated with classic Thai techniques, the bowl revels in the vermilion mystique of its exterior. Makes a cherished housewarming gift. For decorative purposes only.

To complete this piece, coiled bamboo basketry is carved into the desired shape on a lathe. A mixture of lacquer - obtained from the Gluta usitata tree - and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks is then applied to the object. Upon exposure to air the mixture dries to form a watertight seal that is polished before another coat is applied. This process is repeated until a rigid base is formed, and a final polishing is executed with sandpaper. Then several coats of pure lacquer are painted on the object, with drying periods in between each coat.

Next, chicken or duck eggshells are thoroughly cleaned and spread out on paper towels to dry. Once dry, they are cracked into small pieces and arranged in a mosaic pattern. Then lacquer is once again applied to the piece and the shells are placed onto this fresh coat. The work is then lacquered twice, and once the lacquer is dry it is sanded in water until the eggshells slowly appear. The piece is finally washed with water and polished with powdered fired clay, resulting in an alluring gleam.