Tohru Matsuzaki

Lacquerware stands as being one of the most destinctive forms of Japanese beauty. Lacquerware is usually made from Urushi, the sap of Urushi Trees, a close relative to poison oak. This tree is native to Japan, China, and Korea. A unique characteristic of this sap is that once it is exposed to moisture and air, the resin properties of the sap polymerize and harden, becoming a plastic-like substance. Tohru Matsuzaki, Tray, C16879 Colorants are added to this sap and objects, once coated with a thin layer of lacquer, is placed...