The art of tapestry or "Shwe Chi Hto" (gold embroidery) as we call it, is said to have originated in Myanmar about a thousand years ago. It is a form of needlework to create a variety of pictures and patterns so delicate and detailed that it requires skill, artistry and patience. It is a highly decorative embroidery that employs gold thread as its name indicates, but in fact silver and colored threads as well as other materials such as tinsel, sequins, semi-precious gems, colorful cut glass, seed pearls and beads go into the making. The earliest record of such embroidery is the Pyu Period during the reign of King Mahayaza, circa AD 800. The centre of this craft was and still is Mandalay, the long-standing hub of Myanmar culture and art.

The art of Panyun ( Lacquer ware ) means a handicraft which produces materials made of bamboo, wood and thick black varnish (sis-se). Lacquer ware artisans produce alms food bowl, bowl for monk, and bowl of pickle tea, lacquer vessel, drinking cup, betel box, and cheroot box. Myanmar traditional lacquer ware emerged in the early part of Bagan period. Myanmar traditional lacquer ware drawing styles derived from many stories of Buddha? life. Burmese lacquer ware is one such product, whose art goes back to the 11th century.

The art of Panbu ( Sculpture ) means the one which produces figures and floral designs made of wood or ivory. The artisans make the figure of human beings and animals and floral designs. Myanmar? traditional sculpture emerged before the Bagan period and it improved in the middle of Bagan Era. Myanmar? sculpture base the religion of Buddhism which arrived from Southern India in the 11th century A.D.

The art of Pantin is an enterprise producing materials of copper, bronze or brass. The artisans make triangular brass gong, gong, and brass bowl for monk, weights in the shape of brainy ducks, tray, copper pot, cup bowl, cymbal, bell jingle bell and small brass gong. Myanmar? traditional coppersmith? craft emerged before Bagan period and it improved during Bagan and Ava period.

The art of Pantamault ( stone sculpture ) is the one stones curving. The artisans make Buddha images pole for sima, pillar, leograph, elephants, deer, circular flat stone, pestle and mortar and table. Sculpture in stone is a significant feature of Myanmar fine arts, has to this day been the pride and honor of Myanmar people. The majority of workshops are concentrated in Mandalay. Very fine works of art in stone are to be seen in Many Pagodas and around.

Yoke Thay is the traditional stringed puppets of Myanmar. It is, in fact, wooden marionettes manipulated by means of strings and it is the blend of sculpture, Painting, costuming, embroidery, and dramatic arts. Being a form of arts where many kinds of arts converge. The puppet sculptors are required to observe the strict rules regarding the choice of the prescribed types of wood for carving particular figures, the prescribed proportion of the figures befitting the roles and human anatomy including sex organs.

Wooden tubs from Teak and other kinds of wood feel like Royalty and woody! An earthy luxury, each tub is hand-crafted in Mandalay from solid teak blocks which have been "seasoning dried for about 6 months to achieve a very low moisture level of only 10%". The teak blocks are assembled without glue, simply using tongues and grooves, and are held together by metal hoops. Preference in Burma Teak and other techniques such as an invisible rubber sealant come from boat industry.