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Ryukyu Lacquer Production, Okinawa, Japan. Traditional Asian lacquer has been used for centuries [2] and is derived from sap, prominently that from the Urushi tree; part of the sumac family grown throughout Japan, China and Korea. [3] Sap from the tree contains a chemical compound called urushiol that hardens when exposed to humidity. [4]
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.
Photograph of store's exterior. Bon Voyage! (ボン・ヴォヤージュ, Bon Voyāju) is an official Disney souvenir shop located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The shop is shaped like an oversized suitcase and stays open one hour longer than Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. The shop has original merchandise, as well as merchandise from Tokyo ...
The oldest lacquer tree found is from the Jōmon period in Japan, 12600 years ago. [1] [2] The oldest lacquerware in the world, burial ornaments which were created in 9th millennium B.C., were unearthed in early Jomon period tombs, at the Kakinoshima site in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
Mitsukoshi Department Store: The store is separated into four zones: Festivity, Silence, Harmony, and Interest, and sells many Japanese items, including clothing, jewelry, books, manga, anime items (such as posters), and toys. It has been expanded in recent years to include a far greater variety of items than before.
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 ...