Lacquer
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Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal. It is most often made from tree sap and wax and has been in use since antiquity.
Lacquer dish with Chinese character for longevity, mid 16th century
Maki-e sake bottle with Tokugawa clan's mon (emblem), Japan, Edo period
Lacquer plate, Nam Định province, Vietnam, Nguyễn dynasty
Laksha is a traditional form of lacquerware from Sri Lanka which is made from shellac derived from Lac.
Japanese lacquerware
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Japanese Lacquerware 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 boxe
Lacquer
…major exports, and European royalty, aristocrats and religious people represented by Marie-Antoinette, Maria Theresa and The Society of Jesus collected Japanese lacquerware luxuriously decorated with maki-e. The terms related to lacquer such as "Japanning", "Urushiol" and "maque" which means lacquer in Mexican Spanish, are…
Writing lacquer box with Irises at Yatsuhashi, by Ogata Kōrin, Edo period (National Treasure)
Inro in maki-e lacquer, Edo period, 18th century
Detailed view of a lacquer panel of the Tamamushi Shrine from the Asuka period, 7th century (National Treasure)
Tebako (Cosmetic box) Design of wheels-in-stream in maki-e lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay, Heian period, 12th century, National Treasure