Craft · No. 108
No. 108漆器
Wakasa Lacquerware
若狭塗
wakasa lacquerware · 福井県
Wakasa Lacquerware is a traditional lacquerware produced mainly in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture. It is celebrated for its uniquely decorative technique of embedding shells, eggshells, pine needles, and other materials beneath layers of lacquer, then polishing the surface to reveal luminous, ocean-inspired patterns.
- Origin
- 福井県
- Category
- 漆器
- Materials
- Lacquer · Wood · 貝殻
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The origins of Wakasa Lacquerware are traced to the early Edo period, when lacquer artisans in the Obama domain are said to have absorbed techniques f…
No. IIMaterials
No. IIITechniques
The production of Wakasa Lacquerware begins with preparing the wooden base, followed by the core decorative step of adhering shells, eggshells, pine n…
No. IVClimate
The Wakasa region, facing the Sea of Japan, experiences high precipitation and humidity characteristic of Japan's western coast. This naturally moist…
