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(Lacquerware)

Lacquerware

(Lacquerware is made by layering lacquer onto the surface of wood or paper.)

Lacquerware is made by layering lacquer onto the surface of wood or paper.

(When lacquer trees in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia are scratched,)

When lacquer trees in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia are scratched,

(milky white sap comes out, and this sap is lacquer.)

milky white sap comes out, and this sap is lacquer.

(In modern times, not only tableware, but also chopsticks, chopstick rests, smartphone cases,)

In modern times, not only tableware, but also chopsticks, chopstick rests, smartphone cases,

(and other items that are coated with multiple layers of lacquer are generally called lacquerware.)

and other items that are coated with multiple layers of lacquer are generally called lacquerware.

(The technique of lacquering was also used for adhesives and decorations in the Jomon period.)

The technique of lacquering was also used for adhesives and decorations in the Jomon period.

(The artistic role of lacquerware, such as the decoration of Buddhist statues, increased,)

The artistic role of lacquerware, such as the decoration of Buddhist statues, increased,

(and in the Heian period, it was sublimated into a gorgeous art.)

and in the Heian period, it was sublimated into a gorgeous art.

(During the Edo period, lacquerware became popular among the common people,)

During the Edo period, lacquerware became popular among the common people,

(and each domain encouraged the production of lacquerware, leading to the development)

and each domain encouraged the production of lacquerware, leading to the development

(of lacquerware in various regions, such as Tsugaru-nuri and Takaoka-nuri.)

of lacquerware in various regions, such as Tsugaru-nuri and Takaoka-nuri.

(After that, lacquerware spread to the world with the opening of the country, and was acclaimed as Japan.)

After that, lacquerware spread to the world with the opening of the country, and was acclaimed as Japan.

(We also sell English books on lacquerware,)

We also sell English books on lacquerware,

(and there are lacquerware museums in Ishikawa Prefecture and elsewhere.)

and there are lacquerware museums in Ishikawa Prefecture and elsewhere.

(If you go to lacquerware production areas such as Fukushima, Ishikawa, Fukui, and Wakayama,)

If you go to lacquerware production areas such as Fukushima, Ishikawa, Fukui, and Wakayama,

(you can buy lacquerware as a souvenir.)

you can buy lacquerware as a souvenir.

(Lacquerware is durable and the more you use it, the better its taste becomes.)

Lacquerware is durable and the more you use it, the better its taste becomes.

(Please enjoy viewing and buying lacquerware.)

Please enjoy viewing and buying lacquerware.