| Before I describe these unique and
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| | and more beautiful than the Chinese
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| beautiful works of art, exclusively
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| | lacquer that they had simply originally
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| Japanese, I feel that you need to know
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| | copied.The Chinese had used shades of
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| more about lacquer, the extraordinary
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| | black, brown, yellow, green, and mostly
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| medium that was used. Only then will you
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| | red or cinnabar Lacquer. They mainly
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| fully appreciate these brilliant
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| | favoured deep carving of the Lacquer, to
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| creations.For readers who are unfamiliar
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| | form the decoration, and produced some
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| with old Japanese lacquer, I suspect you
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| | outstanding work.They often applied the
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| will be thinking of the typical modern
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| | colours in layers, so that once carved,
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| lacquer trays and bowls that are
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| | these colours would be revealed. One
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| mass-produced. These items are very
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| | particular technique is known as 'Guri'
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| decorative, but completely fail to
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| | lacquer: the colours mostly red and black
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| compare with the magnificent earlier hand
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| | were built up in layers, and then a
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| made works.FROM CHINA TO JAPANLacquer is
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| | geometric or symmetrical pattern would be
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| really the sap from a tree known as 'Rhus
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| | carved with a deep `V' shaped cut, so
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| Vernicifera'. The Chinese were the first
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| | that all these alternating layers would
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| to discover and use it, at least a
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| | be revealed within the cuts. The Chinese
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| century before Christ, when it was used
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| | also painted, incised and inlaid lacquer
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| as a paint, and more often as a
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| | with iridescent pieces of shell, but
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| preservative. It was a very effective
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| | these works were treasured by the
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| preservative, as many pieces still exist
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| | Japanese often more so, than by the
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| from as far back as the Han period 206BC,
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| | Chinese.To begin with all these methods
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| when lacquer was very popular and in
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| | were copied, but by about the 15th
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| extensive use.The earliest known Japanese
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| | century the Japanese had become,
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| lacquer dates back to about the 7th
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| | justifiably, the unrivalled masters of
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| Century, but it was not until the 14th
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| | the art!Lacquer was, quite rightly,
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| and 15th century that the Japanese
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| | highly valued for its lasting qualities
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| lacquer works became so much more
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| | and strength. A very high gloss could be
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| decorative. By then they had refined and
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| | achieved, proving impervious to alcohol,
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| created exceptional techniques, far finer
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| | acids and hot liquids.
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