Craft · No. 103
No. 103漆器
Wajima Lacquerware
輪島塗
wajima lacquerware · 石川県
Wajima Lacquerware is a celebrated Japanese lacquerware tradition from Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, renowned for its exceptionally durable foundation coating and exquisite decorative techniques such as makie gold-powder painting and chinkin engraved gold inlay.
- Origin
- 石川県
- Category
- 漆器
- Materials
- Lacquer · Wood · 地の粉
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The origins of Wajima Lacquerware are generally traced to the Muromachi period. Wajima's position as a port of call along the Kitamaebune northern sea…
No. IIMaterials
No. IIITechniques
Wajima Lacquerware production involves well over a hundred finely divided steps, each handled by specialist craftspeople. The most distinctive stage i…
No. IVClimate
The Noto Peninsula faces the Sea of Japan and experiences high humidity and cool temperatures in winter. Because urushi lacquer cures through an enzym…
