Red and black pigments were then created by adding iron oxides to the raw lacquer. These objects of desire found their way into western interiors by the 16th and 17th century, when European ...

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If you search for a kintsugi repair in Thailand, the Fix by Love Facebook and Instagram pages will likely appear first in your feed. Although the owner claims he has never digitally marketed it, the ...

The varnished lacquer wares of Pingyao are made of natural raw lacquer unique to China and varnished using a special hand technique. Then through embedding, sculpting, carving, mosaics and colored ...

Records show that people of Yi ethnic group have long used raw lacquer to coat things like saddles and quivers. Subsequently, cowhide was used to create the embryos — the base of each piece ...

I want people to become more familiar with lacquer and make it part of their everyday lives.” Tsutsumi Asakichi Corp. belongs to a niche of workshops that turn raw tree sap into a paint-like ...

The richness of the colour, the extraordinary craftsmanship involved and the fact that raw lacquer is so toxic and difficult to use means that lacquer wares became luxury items treasured by the ...

A replica of a lacquer drum dating back more than 2,300 years on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing (JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY) At first, it appears to just be a piece of decayed wood.