Duck Earrings with Red Lacquer and Diamonds

A pair of duck earrings, composed with its natural waddle.  This 9k gold duck earrings showcase the timeless beauty of Chinese red lacquer craftsmanship. adorned with sparkling diamond set in 9k yellow gold for a touch of elegance and sophistication. The eyes of the duck are set with rubies. The duck’s mouth and feet crafted from black onyx.
Lacquer was first developed in China and later Japan. The material opened and offered to artists a wide scope to create beautiful paintings and pictures on furniture, trays, vases, cups and any kind meant for visual pleasure such as scenes from nature, mythology, and literature. The processes to reach this artistic level expanded into using silver, gold, inlay shell and other materials.

Lotus Arts de Vivre collaborates with traditional lacquer artists from China and has its designs lacquered up to 100 layers, taking 4-7 months to complete a piece. It is a water-resistant product that withstands high temperatures and is regarded as exceedingly durable. The Red lacquer is crafted upon by adding layers over layers of lacquer on top of each other and each layer has to be dry and be polished before applying the next. It would take up to one hundred layers before it is thick enough for carving. Each layer would take 1-3 days and special ratios of oil and lacquer had to be kept making sure that the lacquer could be still carved after 4-7 months of layering. It is then hand carved with master carvers, making them stunning pieces, often used in art installations and Jewelry.

Diamonds: 1.03 ct.
Ruby: 0.17 ct.
Dimension: 2.99 (W) x L 3.58 (L) x 0.54 (H) cm. 
Weight: 17.29 gm.