An online media group visited Tangdu Lacquer Art Industrial Park in Pingyao, Shanxi province on Sept 19, to acquaint themselves with the ancient culture and delicate techniques. Pingyao polished ...

Employees of Tangdu Varnished Lacquer Ware Co making varnished lacquer screens, in PIngyao, Shanxi province, on Sept 25 [Photo/pyonline.net] An employee of Tangdu Varnished Lacquer Ware Co making ...

The National Museum of Korea launched the special exhibition “Ottchil, the Coated Splendor of Asian Lacquerware” on Tuesday, showcasing some 260 pieces of lacquerware produced in different parts of ...

Lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, known as ``najeonchilgi,'' has long been regarded as a luxurious item symbolizing wealth and nobility both in the past and present. ``Najeon'' means ...

Lacquerware, “najeonjang” or “najeon chilgi,” is Intangible Cultural Property No. 10 for Korea. Made with abalone inlay, precious materials, and lacquer (“ottchil”), these wood and metal works are a ...

The National Museum of Korea is holding a biennial joint exhibition on lacquerware as part of an effort to showcase cultural artifacts common to Korea, Japan and China that began in 2014. The ...

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 ...

While ceramic dishes and metal cutlery are standard fare, there’s something very satisfying about having a bowl that will grow and change as you do. While there are scores of different traditional ...

In a gray-tiled house along Liyang Old Street in Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province, sits an extraordinary studio. It is the workshop of Gan Erke, a master of Chinese lacquerware and ...

The beauty of lacquerware and its production methods are explored in a new exhibition. The collection of lacquerware named Exotic, products of Hanoia. Photo courtesy of Hanoia The exhibition, ...