[Kuradashi-den] Kakumaru lacquerware wholesaler

Kiso lacquerware and the Nakasendo
Kiso lacquerware is located in one of the 11 stations along the Nakasendo, one of the five main roads of the Edo period. It developed along with the construction of...
Kiso lacquerware and the Nakasendo
Kiso lacquerware is located in one of the 11 stations along the Nakasendo, one of the five main roads of the Edo period. It developed along with the construction of...

Cashew coating: Cashew nuts
Characteristics of Cashew Lacquer Cashew paint is made from natural ingredients extracted from the Anacardiaceae family of cashew nut trees. The main ingredient is cashew nut shell oil, which determines...
Cashew coating: Cashew nuts
Characteristics of Cashew Lacquer Cashew paint is made from natural ingredients extracted from the Anacardiaceae family of cashew nut trees. The main ingredient is cashew nut shell oil, which determines...

Lacquer scraper
This is called urushi tapping, and generally begins when the tree is 10 to 15 years old and has a diameter of about 10 cm. Urushi sap is a type...
Lacquer scraper
This is called urushi tapping, and generally begins when the tree is 10 to 15 years old and has a diameter of about 10 cm. Urushi sap is a type...

Makie
Makie is a decorative technique that takes advantage of the adhesive properties of lacquer, and is named after the way it is made into a picture by sprinkling lacquer on...
Makie
Makie is a decorative technique that takes advantage of the adhesive properties of lacquer, and is named after the way it is made into a picture by sprinkling lacquer on...

Chinkin
Chinkin is a type of lacquer decoration in which a pattern is carved into the lacquered surface with a sword or chisel (the two are called chinkin swords), the grooves...
Chinkin
Chinkin is a type of lacquer decoration in which a pattern is carved into the lacquered surface with a sword or chisel (the two are called chinkin swords), the grooves...

Shunkei lacquerware
Shunkei lacquering is a type of lacquer coating that uses color on wood such as cypress, sawara, and horse chestnut, giving it a high level of transparency and allowing the...
Shunkei lacquerware
Shunkei lacquering is a type of lacquer coating that uses color on wood such as cypress, sawara, and horse chestnut, giving it a high level of transparency and allowing the...