Since the Neolithic period, East Asian craftspeople have been covering materials in smooth, shiny lacquer, and the region’s lacquerware objects have traditionally ranged from cosmetics boxes, tables, dinnerware and cabinets to decorative vessels and paintings. The material is derived from the toxic sap of the , a tree native to China and the Indian subcontinent, and cultivated in China, Japan and Korea. Historically, an artisan would extract the sap, process it and then apply layers of the thick liquid onto a base material such
Liquid Gold
Mar 25, 2024
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