Japanese Lacquerware Revealed: Lacquer Application and Decoration with a Professional Artisan

For over a thousand years, artisans in Japan have been crafting lacquerware - bowls, storage boxes, and other usable items coated with the sap of the lacquer tree. How are these items made? In this video, a modern artisan demonstrates the meticulous process of coating an object with lacquer and decorating its surface with gold powder.
Artisan: Shigeta Noriko
Produced by the Education Division, TNM, July 2022
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All the historic objects in this video are in the Tokyo National Museum’s permanent collection. Please check the museum website for information about exhibitions.
Red-Cornered Box for Personal Items, with Melon Motifs | Edo period, 17th century
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Box for the Ten-Round Incense Game, with Cherry Blossoms | Edo period, 19th century | Gift of Mrs. Yoshida Tomiko
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