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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 (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.
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.
The use of natural lacquer, known as urushi, has a 9,000-year history in Japan. Lacquered artifacts dating back to the prehistoric Jomon period (10,000–300 BCE) have been found at various archeological sites throughout Japan.
The Wajima Museum of Urushi Art (Japanese: 石川県輪島漆芸美術館) is a museum located in Wajima, Japan. The museum specializes in lacquer art. History. The museum was opened in 1991, originally the museum contains 300 works at its opening, in 2021, it was recorded that there were 1428 works of art that the museum contained. [1] .
Urushi is the sap of the urushi tree. It has strong adhesive properties and is used as a lacquering material that on hardening becomes extremely durable and produces a glossy finish. It can be...
Urushi is a natural sap obtained from the urushi tree, which is found primarily in Japan, China, and the Korean peninsula. This sap changes when exposed to air and moisture, hardening into a durable, glossy coating.
