Object #VN-HOI-052
Hoi An Lacquer Bowl
Hoi An, Vietnam
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Twelve coats of lacquer, each one polished by hand.
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Origin
Hoi An, Vietnam
Material
Lacquered bamboo
Made by
Independent artisan studio
Dimensions
12 cm × 7 cm
Sourced
2026 Nomad Collection
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash
The Object
Twelve coats of lacquer, each one polished by hand. Sized to be used every day rather than displayed, and made in numbers small enough that we cannot promise a second one.
The Story
We found this on our Hoi An collection trip, in a workshop we were taken to by someone who asked us not to name it. It was not for sale that morning; it was drying on a rack by the door.
What we look for is not rarity for its own sake. It is the sense that someone made a decision — about a curve, a weight, a finish — and then stood by it. This object is the result of about forty such decisions.
Where we found it
Hoi An
Vietnam
A short walk from the centre, in a district where workshops still sit between apartments and the same families have worked the same trade for three generations.
Latitude
15.8800° N
Longitude
108.3400° E
The Nomad Object Passport
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Object #VN-HOI-052
Origin
Hoi An, Vietnam
Coordinates
15.8800° N / 108.3400° E
Discovered
Spring 2026
Category
Table
Material
Lacquered bamboo
Collection
No. 0316
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