Vietnamese Lacquer Animal Paintings

Browse original Vietnamese lacquer animal paintings, each made by hand on wood by Vietnamese artists. The collection includes koi carp, cranes, water buffalo, horses and roosters, from quiet village scenes to bold symbolic works. See also all lacquer paintings.

Ngo Ba Cong

The Buffalo Boys IV

ARTIST: Ngo Ba Cong
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 120cm*270cm | 47.24 inches*106.3 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu

Do Khai

Home Nest

ARTIST: Do Khai
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 80cm*60cm | 31.5 inches*23.6 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu

ARTIST: Ngo Ba Cong
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 101cm*101cm | 39.8 inches*39.8 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu

Do Khai

Lovebirds III

ARTIST: Do Khai
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 120cm*80cm | 47.2 inches*31.5 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu

Do Khai

Moonlit Night

ARTIST: Do Khai
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 160cm*80cm | 63 inches*31.5 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu

Nguyen Duc Huy

Cat Eats Fishes

ARTIST: Nguyen Duc Huy
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 40cm*40cm | 15.7 inches*15.7 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art JW Marriott Phu Quoc

Ngo Ba Cong

Joyful Dance

ARTIST: Ngo Ba Cong
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 100cm*100cm | 39.3 inches*39.3 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu

ARTIST: Ngo Ba Cong
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 100cm*80cm | 39.4 inches*31.5 inches
GALLERY: Nguyen Art 31A Van Mieu


Animals in Vietnamese art often stand for something: koi for perseverance and good fortune, cranes for long life, and the water buffalo for the countryside. Each painting is built from many thin layers of natural lacquer, often with gold leaf and eggshell, then polished by hand to bring out scales, feathers and coats. A lacquer animal painting makes a meaningful gift, including for a zodiac year.

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