Lacquerware
Updated at 2022-04-15
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Japanese lacquerware has been exported since the Edo period, and European socialites love the simple elegance of Japanese lacquerware. Making Japanese lacquerware is highly complex, with more than 40 different procedures from material processing to coating. Due to its sturdiness, durability, and artistic features, lacquerware has many practical applications, including kitchenware, cabinetry, and containers. Lacquerware is also frequently presented as gifts during major diplomatic gatherings.
Name
Lacquerware
Giver
Kenichi Sudo Director-general of the National Museum of Ethnology
Friendly States
Japan
City
Osaka Prefecture
Language: Japanese
Area: 1,905 square kilometers
Population: Approx. 8,770,000 people
Main Industries/Features: As Japan’s second-largest metropolitan area and the heart of the Keihanshin region, Osaka Prefecture is proud of its national-scale economy. Industry and commerce are highly developed, and in recent years international tourism has also flourished.
Category
Lacquer wares、Handicrafts
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