HONG KONG, November 30, 2014 - Introducing works of Japanese lacquer ware, Takashi Wakamiya, an urushi artist specializing in wajima, unlocked the meanings and process behind this intricate trade of ...

The ancient craft of urushi, or Japanese lacquerware, is one of Asia’s oldest artistic traditions. Evidence for the use of lacquer – a tree sap used to coat and decorate objects like boxes, bowls and ...

Wajima lacquer is one of the most highly evaluated crafts in Japan. The technique and tradition began in the Jomon period around 5000 years ago. It takes 6 to 7 craftsmen and about 120 steps including ...

SINGAPORE — The complex Japanese lacquering technique known as maki-e is often found on luxury pens, but only a few companies have applied it to watch dials. Nevertheless, this year Vacheron ...

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a series of contemporary objects for Japan Brand, using traditional Japanese craft techniques. After visiting several workshops in one of Japan's famed ...

SO fine, so fragile, you fear they might be tarnished by the mere touch of a hand. But Pauline Gandel knows how to handle her precious Japanese lacquer boxes. But Pauline Gandel knows how to handle ...

Priceless early examples of Japanese lacquer-ware pottery and other ancient artefacts have been destroyed in a fire at an excavation site. The fire gutted a storage building where the items were being ...