HOUSTON ASTROS 45TH ANNIVERSARY INSIDE HAND PAINTED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT with GIFT BOX.

HAND MADE AND HAND PAINTED ON THE INSIDE.  CUSTOM MADE IN CHINA.

VERY UNIQUE. ONE OF A KIND ITEM FOR THE ULTIMATE HOUSTON ASTROS FAN.

THE ART OF INSIDE PAINTING:   THIS INSIDE PAINTED GLASS ORNAMENT CONTINUES AN ANCIENT ART FROM CHINA, A FORM PRIZED BY COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD. THE ARTIST, CHOOSING FROM A SELECTION OF CURVED AND BENT SHAFTED BRUSHES, HANDPAINTS EVERY MINUTE DETAIL ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS ORNAMENT OR BOTTLE. IN PAINSTAKING FASHION THE BRUSH IS REPEATEDLY INSERTED THROUGH THE SMALL OPENING OF THE GLASS BULB, INITIALLY TO OUTLINE THE DESIGN, FOLLOWED BY DETAILED APPLICATION OF THE VARIOUS COLORS.  THE ENTIRE HANDPAINTING PROCESS FOR EACH PIECE REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF TWO DAYS, DEPENDING UPON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PAINTING TO ALLOW THE PAINT TO DRY, BEFORE MORE LAYERS OF PAINT CAN BE ADDED.  NO TWO PIECES ARE EVER IDENTICAL. ENJOY THIS UNIQUE PIECE AND TIMELESS ART OF INSIDE PAINTING.