Over time, the craft spread from China to other parts of Asia and new techniques were developed, each demanding patience and ...

In 2005, his team reported that adding 5% amino and epoxy silane to Japanese lacquer sap enabled it to dry at a wider range of temperatures — between 20- 25°C and a relative humidity of roughly ...

The combination of the shining black lacquer and the lustrous gold is a perfect way to convey radiance.” Lacquerware, produced by applying sap from the urushinoki, or Japanese lacquer tree ...

To get the sap, we'll have to start at 4 a.m. Making ... Narrator: After harvesting, the lacquer must be removed of any impurities and mixed for several hours before it's suitable for painting.

It's a very labour-intensive and a very tedious process, because there's the extraction of the sap of the lacquer tree, followed by all sorts of procedures, mixing with all sorts of pigments ...

It's a very labour-intensive and a very tedious process, because there's the extraction of the sap of the lacquer tree, followed by all sorts of procedures, mixing with all sorts of pigments ...