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A Chinese six-pointed tray, red lacquer over wood, from the Song dynasty (960–1279), 12th–13th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Urushiol-based lacquers differ from most others, being slow-drying, and set by oxidation and polymerization, rather than by evaporation alone. The active ingredient of the resin is urushiol, a mixture of ...
The boxes are traditionally made of lacquered wood and are used to hold writing implements. [1] Historically, the boxes were associated with calligraphy , and as such they were made using high-quality materials designed to safeguard porcelain inkstones ( suzuri ) from damage.
Lacquer was used both on pottery, and on different types of wooden items. In some cases, burial clothes for the dead were also lacquered. [22] Many lacquered objects have turned up during the Early Jōmon period; this indicates that this was an established part of Jōmon culture. [22]
Writing lacquer box with Irises at Yatsuhashi, by Ogata Kōrin, Edo period (National Treasure) Inro in maki-e lacquer, Edo period, 18th century. Lacquerware (漆器, shikki) is a Japanese craft with a wide range of fine and decorative arts, as lacquer has been used in urushi-e, prints, and on a wide variety of objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food.
Kamakura-bori is a technique invented by Kōun (康運) or Kōen (康円), who were busshi (sculptors of Buddhist statues), in order to mass-produce Buddhist altar fittings resembling carved lacquer in a short period of time. Kamakura-bori was widely used as a box, stand or plate for daily necessities, Buddhist altar fittings and tea utensils.
Ryukyuan lacquer, like lacquerwares from other parts of East and Southeast Asia, comes in a number of standard categories: painted lacquer, carved, incised and filled in with gold, painted with gold, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The use of mother-of-pearl in particular is a common feature of Ryukyuan lacquers, as is the use of particular ...