What is the development of lacquerware technology in Han Dynasty?

On the basis of inheriting the traditions of the Warring States and the Qin Dynasty, the lacquer craft of the Han Dynasty took a big step forward. Its quantity, variety, exquisite workmanship and wide producing area have reached an unprecedented level, and the production scale of lacquerware is increasing day by day.

Lacquerware was produced in Anhui, Shandong and other places in the early Western Han Dynasty, and a large number of lacquerware was also produced in remote Guangxi. It can be seen that lacquerware skills in various places were being exchanged and integrated at that time.

Lacquerware in the Western Han Dynasty no longer has the regional style of the Warring States period, and the styles of different places tend to be consistent and the number increases. Especially in the late Western Han Dynasty, lacquerware production has spread all over the country. In addition to remuneration and circulation, the main reason is the increase in the origin of lacquerware, which makes the development of lacquerware technology achieve unprecedented prosperity.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the weakening of centralization, the official handicraft industry decreased correspondingly, and with the rise of porcelain, the lacquer manufacturing industry showed a declining trend. Archaeological excavations have proved that lacquerware in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was less than that in the earlier period.