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URUSHI (lacquerware) is one of the oldest traditional art crafts in Japan.This video shows the craftsmen's art and their work with beautiful Japanese scenery.
5 cze 2020 · Japanese lacquer, or urushi, is a transformative and highly prized material that has been refined for over 7000 years. Cherished for its infinite versatility, urushi is a distinctive art form that has spread across all facets of Japanese culture from the tea ceremony to modern abstract sculpture.
Urushi (lacquer) art is unique to Japan, China, Korea and the countries of Southeast Asia, each country preserving to the present day its own particular traditions. Japanese urushi art is especially rich in terms both of variety and sophistication of technique.
You can download it by scrolling down this page or clicking on "Glossary" in the menu. We published a Japanese‐English version of the “Essential Bilingual Glossary of Japanese Urushi (Lacquer) Materials and Techniques” in 2020, and a Japanese-Spanish version in 2022.
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.
Urushi, Japanese lacquer, is used in temples, treasures and daily life. Travel to the forests of Joboji, Iwate; the source of most of Japan's lacquer.
The word “urushi” refers to both the tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) and its sap, which is used as a coating material that becomes strong and glossy when hardened. Due to its adhesive, preservative and, of course, aesthetic qualities, it’s been part of daily life in Japan since ancient times.
