Toxicodendron vernicifluum
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Toxicodendron vernicifluum, also known by the common name Chinese lacquer tree, is an Asian tree species of genus Toxicodendron native to China and the Indian subcontinent, and cultivated in regions o
Mature Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Leaves and immature fruit on a mature Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Edinburgh
Fruits of T. vernicifluum
Carved lacquer
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Carved lacquer or Qidiao is a distinctive Chinese form of decorated lacquerware. While lacquer has been used in China for at least 3,000 years, the technique of carving into very thick coatings of it
Box with the character for "Spring" (春), Qianlong period, Qing dynasty. Nanjing Museum
Changfang Pan (rectangular tray) with Sword-Pommel Pattern, black with red layers, Middle Ming, about 1450–1550
Tuoyuan pan (oval tray) with people in a landscape, 24.5 cm wide, Yuan
Foliated dish or tray in the tixi technique with the guri or "Sword-Pommel Pattern", here using red with three thin layers of black. The polished top layer of red contrasts with the duller bottom layer. Early Ming.