Lacquer box

A Vietnamese lacquer gift box can make a thoughtful gift while serving as a decorative keepsake. At Tan My Design, the collection includes square and rectangular boxes, coordinated sets, and distinctive shapes featuring lotus motifs, hand-painted details, and decorative inlays on selected designs. Choosing the right box depends on its intended use, dimensions, finish, and the details of the individual product.

Explore Vietnamese lacquer box designs

Tan My Design offers five categories of Vietnamese lacquer boxes, ranging from square and rectangular designs to coordinated box sets, decorative alternatives, and lacquer tissue boxes. Each offers a different way to explore lacquer gift boxes from Vietnam.

• Square lacquer boxes: Defined by their balanced proportions, these designs include 15 × 15 × 6 cm boxes featuring Vietnamese historical and cultural motifs, such as Hai Ba Trung and the Independence Palace.
• Rectangular lacquer boxes: Available in varied dimensions and decorative styles, including lotus flowers, birds, fish, and floral patterns. Selected designs feature hand-painted details, mother-of-pearl decoration, or eggshell inlay.
• Lacquer box sets: Coordinated collections of multiple boxes, including two-piece and four-piece square sets. These offer a distinctive presentation for gifting or displaying complementary designs together.
• Other lacquer boxes: Explore additional designs beyond the standard square, rectangular, and set classifications. Individual product photographs and specifications help distinguish the available styles.
• Lacquer tissue boxes: A separate collection combining lacquer decoration with the practical form of a tissue box, suited to shoppers seeking decorative home accessories.

Choosing your design: Start with the intended purpose, then compare dimensions, motifs, and decorative materials. Whether selecting a meaningful Vietnamese gift or a piece for your home, explore the individual product listings to find a design that reflects your personal taste.

How to choose a lacquer gift box for its intended use

Choose a Vietnamese lacquer gift box according to what it will hold, who will receive it, and how it will be displayed. Consider the box's shape, dimensions, interior finish, and decorative style before selecting a design.

For jewellery and small keepsakes, compact square boxes offer an elegant presentation. Tan My Design's Sapa Square Lacquer Box (15 × 15 × 6 cm) is one option to consider. For delicate jewellery, look for a suitable lining or compartments to help separate individual pieces.

For cards, photographs, and slim accessories, rectangular lacquer boxes may provide a more practical shape. For multiple small gifts, explore lacquer box sets or multi-tier designs, checking how the contents will be arranged.

For corporate gifts and decorative keepsakes, consider the recipient's taste and the setting. Refined patterns, understated colours, or Vietnamese-inspired motifs can make the box meaningful beyond its storage function.

Remember that published dimensions generally describe the exterior, not the usable interior space. Before purchasing, confirm internal measurements, lid clearance, and lining details with Tan My Design. Decorative lacquer boxes should not be assumed airtight, moisture-resistant, or suitable for direct food contact without product-specific confirmation.

Explore Tan My Design's lacquer gift box collection to find a design that balances practical use, visual elegance, and the sentiment behind your gift.

Discover lacquer finishes, colours and Vietnamese-inspired motifs

Tan My Design’s Vietnamese lacquer gift boxes feature a varied palette of colours, floral motifs and decorative details, from hand-painted lotus designs to eggshell embellishments, allowing buyers to choose pieces that reflect their personal style and appreciation of Vietnamese art.

The lacquer box collection includes red, white, cream, blue, green, black and orange designs. Examples range from a white rectangular box hand-painted with a lotus pond to red lacquer boxes decorated with lotus patterns. These colour choices offer different visual expressions, although the precise sheen and surface finish are not specified for every design.

Lotus flowers are a recurring motif, appearing as hand-painted blossoms, lotus ponds, leaves and eggshell decorations. In Vietnamese visual culture, the lotus is widely associated with purity, resilience and spiritual contemplation. Other documented designs feature hibiscus, delicate floral patterns, bamboo-inspired decoration and pearl-related embellishments.

Decorative details also distinguish individual pieces. The collection includes an eggshell lotus design, a silver flower-patterned lid and boxes described as featuring pearl embellishments. These descriptions do not necessarily establish the exact composition or technique used in each piece.

When choosing a lacquer gift box from Vietnam, consider the colour, motif and documented decorative technique alongside the recipient’s taste. A lotus design offers a recognizable Vietnamese cultural reference, while a simpler floral pattern may suit a more understated aesthetic. Cultural associations enrich the design without prescribing a fixed symbolic meaning for every box.

Compare lacquer box prices, sizes and product details

Tan My Design offers Vietnamese lacquer gift boxes in different shapes, sizes, and decorative styles. Comparing published prices, dimensions, and included accessories helps you find a design that suits your gifting preferences and budget.

The following examples are drawn from Tan My Design’s product listings.

Which design should you choose?

The Ban-flower square box offers a floral design at a lower listed price than the rectangular lotus box, which includes a display stand. The graphic box offers another decorative option, although its dimensions are unspecified.

Important: The flower-and-leaf box has conflicting dimensions (20 × 30 cm in its title versus 20 × 22 cm in its specifications). The Ban-flower, lotus, and graphic boxes also display out-of-stock labels.

Before ordering, confirm current pricing, availability, exact dimensions, and packaging with Tan My Design. A higher price alone does not establish superior craftsmanship or material quality.

For a meaningful gift from Vietnam, choose a lacquer box that suits the recipient and its intended purpose, rather than relying on appearance alone. A compact keepsake box may suit a personal present, while a larger jewelry box offers a different use. Because finishes, specifications, and availability vary between designs, explore Tan My Design’s lacquer box collection and check the selected product’s details before purchasing.