Request for a brief introduction or history of traditional Japanese crafts (lacquerware)

Everyday utensils, crafts, and works of art made by applying lacquer to the surfaces of various objects are generally called "lacquerware". Raw lacquer is the natural sap cut from the lacquer tree, and consists mainly of lacquer phenol, laccase, gum, and water. It can be used as paint with special functions such as moisture resistance, high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, etc., and it can be formulated with different colors of lacquer, which is brilliant. In China, the performance of lacquer has been recognized since the Neolithic Age and has been used in the production of tools. Throughout the Shang and Zhou Dynasties and up to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chinese lacquer craftsmanship continued to develop and reached a high level. Chinese artifacts such as choking and tracing gold have had a profound influence on Japan and other places. Lacquerware is an important ancient Chinese invention in chemical process and arts and crafts.

The whole process is purely handmade, and the process is very difficult, extremely labor-intensive, only the process of 1, plate making: 2, copying: 3, material inlay: 4, filling lacquer; 5, painting: 6, cover lacquer: 7, grinding: 8, polishing and so on many kinds of processes. The technical performance of the product has anti-corrosion and moisture, not deformed, strong color stability, preservation of a long time and so on, there is a strong collection value.

Maki-e lacquer for the Japanese famous lacquer,