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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.
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]
Suzuri-bako (硯箱; "inkstone box") are a type of Japanese writing box. 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. [2]
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.
As the lacquer tree is not native to Okinawa, the key material needed to produce lacquerware could only be obtained by the Ryukyuans through trade. Though the islands were involved with trade with Japan and the Asian mainland for many centuries, it is generally believed that the presence and production of lacquerware in Ryukyu only began to any significant extent in the late 14th or early 15th ...
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.