When Suzanne Ross, an English-born artisan based on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, began her 40-year career making traditional Japanese lacquerware, she was told repeatedly that only men could make ...

When organic chemist Takayuki Honda visited Okinawa Island in southern Japan a few years ago, he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region.

The ancient craft of urushi, or Japanese lacquerware, is one of Asia’s oldest artistic traditions. Evidence for the use of lacquer – a tree sap used to coat and decorate objects like boxes, bowls and ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced a major gift of a collection of Japanese lacquer objects from the Avant family, known for their outstanding work in the arts, philanthropy and ...

For a unique Japanese craft experience, visit the mountain town of Yamanaka Onsen. Yuki Nishihana/Courtesy of Engawa The sake bar Engawa, in the town of Yamanaka Onsen, Japan. The resort town of ...

The traditions of Japanese lacquerware are said to stretch back millennia, and it’s widely recognized as one of the country’s representative art forms. By comparison, the Pokémon franchise has a much ...

HONG KONG, November 30, 2014 - Introducing works of Japanese lacquer ware, Takashi Wakamiya, an urushi artist specializing in wajima, unlocked the meanings and process behind this intricate trade of ...

SINGAPORE — The complex Japanese lacquering technique known as maki-e is often found on luxury pens, but only a few companies have applied it to watch dials. Nevertheless, this year Vacheron ...