Giant pandas born of lacquerware

Artists paint two life-size giant pandas made with lacquerware in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. As giant pandas Meng Meng and Jiao Qing were arriving in Berlin, the two lacquerware pandas were also unveiled at the Chinese Embassy in Germany in July. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

An artist paints patterns on a giant panda made of lacquerware in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Lacquerware artistry is an intangible cultural heritage in China, with a history dating back to the Neolithic period. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

Artists clean a giant panda made of lacquerware in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

A paw of a lacquerware giant panda after painting [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

Artists polish a lacquerware giant panda in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

The two lacquerware giant pandas, one sitting and the other standing, are created after a month of work by 10 different artists in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

Artists polish a lacquerware giant panda in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

The two lacquerware giant pandas, one sitting and the other standing, are created after a month of work by 10 different artists in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

The sitting lacquerware giant panda [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]

The standing lacquerware giant panda [Photo: Chengdu Business Daily]