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Senmai is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting,
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Senmai is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting,
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created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country.
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It requires months of application and sanding back layers of paint to build up the image.
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Last year, a Senmai painting sold at auction for $972,000.
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So what makes these paintings so special?
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And why are they so expensive?
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When I completed a traditional traditional art painting,
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I never saw anything in the background.
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In the process of painting artists,
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they started to look up and look up,
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and look up and look up and look up.
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So it made them a friendship to get to my final destination.
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Many artists like that.
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Pham Ching Chung has dedicated almost 50 years to mastering Sơn Mai,
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Mai and knows how equally tiring and rewarding the craft can be.
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It is an art form of incredible value in Vietnamese culture,
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for both the time and skill it requires and the exclusive natural materials needed to make it.
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The process of making lacquer paint begins in the forests of Vietnam,
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where planters collect resin from a toxic wax tree native to Southeast Asia called the Rus Succedania.
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The plant is a plant.
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Planters must cut into more than 400 trees to retrieve between 1 and 1.5 kg of resin.
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The tree tree will grow for 3 years.
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Then, it will grow for 4-5 years.
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To grow the tree, we will start at 4 hours.
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We will cut the tree,
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and use a knife to fix the tree.
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It will grow for 3-4 hours.
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After harvesting, the lacquer must be removed of any impurities mixed for several hours before it's suitable for painting.
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One of the principal features of Senmai is the depth created by adding several layers of paint and sanding them back.
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These layers aren't always visible in the finished work,
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but are what differentiate lacquer painting from other common painting styles.
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With oil painting, artists paint from back to front,
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painting the landscape first and the details later.
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The process of lacquer painting is the opposite.
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Two pieces are slightly different.
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And because of the detail,
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the detail is the same.
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When I was done, I didn't see anything in the middle.
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And I used to see the detail again.
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Because I used to see the detail,
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I was able to see the detail.
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But the material I use is not good,
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the color is not good,
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the color is not good,
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the color is not good.
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I'm good at the技術.
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I can create those values.
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If there's no values, it will turn back to the same as the same.
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Artists mix natural ingredients to create colors,
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like eggshells to make white,
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or cinnabar, a toxic ore for red.
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In some cases, artists add leaves of silver,
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sometimes even gold, to create a gentle sheen.
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These substances can be one of the costliest parts of Senmai painting.
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The base of the Shusa is a thin base.
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So the base of the base is just like a tree.
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It's very heavy.
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It's a million dollars.
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It's very expensive to use with the material.
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While the raw materials of the painting may be more expensive than many other styles,
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the skill and the work of the artist are what set the vinyl value.
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Along with the immense patience Sun Mai requires,
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each work is unique and unpredictable.
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That's because painters are never quite sure how the layers will resurface through sanding.
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This can either increase the value of the work or force an artist to start over.
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When the paint is used, it is about 80%.
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80% of our imagination, and 20% of our imagination is made for the paint.
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Of course, it can make it beautiful to my first idea,
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but at the time, 20% of our imagination has not reached the request.
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The artists must be drawn.
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Painters must be careful to let each layer fully dry before sanding,
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otherwise colors or designs could be ruined.
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There's no set amount of time a layer takes to dry,
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as it largely depends on the weather that day.
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And every time we've done it,
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we've done the traditional paint.
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It has a temperature.
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The most common sense is the temperature in the house is about 70-80%.
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The fast energy source corresponds to the background of our originalora,
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and it measures the uhp.
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The air usually질 Confusing the 좋아하는 honey,
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the Spartans will connect theOH solution to the second etcetera I have,
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One or two days it will be dry.
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And if it's dry, it will be dry for three days.
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So, to make a dry dry dry dry,
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it will be dry for a month.
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After weeks of work, pieces are polished with coal powder,
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which creates the smooth surface and lasting shine of Senmai.
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Artists have used lacquer for its glossy finish for thousands of years.
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One of its best known applications is Japanese lacquerware.
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decorative pieces of furniture, boxes, and dinnerware.
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But in the early 20th century,
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Vietnamese artists developed an interest in lacquer painting and created a style unique to the world.
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Impressive as these works can be,
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the process is both costly and arduous.
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And that's why Phan Xinh Truong believes the future of this tradition will depend on finding more artists willing to learn it.
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  • Passive voice: “is created using” and “must be removed” are examples of passive construction which helps to emphasize the action over the subject.
  • Phrasal verbs: Expressions like “cut into” showcase the nuance of meanings that phrasal verbs can convey, which are essential for a more natural-sounding English.
  • Comparatives and superlatives: Phrases such as “more than 400 trees” and “incredible value” illustrate how to describe quantities and qualities effectively, enriching your linguistic range.
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  • Sơn Mài: The proper pronunciation of this term is crucial as it reflects the cultural significance of the art form.
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