Since the Neolithic Age, people in China have known the performance of lacquer and used it to make utensils. From the Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the lacquer craft in China has been developing continuously, reaching a fairly high level.
China's gold-plated painted handicrafts have a far-reaching influence on Japanese and other places. Daily utensils, handicrafts and artworks made by coating raw lacquer on the surfaces of various utensils are generally called "lacquerware".
Raw lacquer is a natural juice cut from lacquer tree, which is mainly composed of urushiol, laccase, resin and water. It has special functions such as moisture-proof, high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, and can also be used to prepare paints with different colors, which is radiant. Lacquerware is an important invention of chemical technology and arts and crafts in ancient China. It originated in the Neolithic Age, and after the Shang and Zhou Dynasties until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, its technology continued to develop and reached a fairly high level. Lacquerware generally refers to some wooden or ceramic or metal objects coated with transparent or opaque paint. The lacquer of ancient lacquerware in China is the natural juice cut from lacquer trees. Rhus verniciflua is produced in China, and its sap can be harvested when it is about 10. Raw lacquer. The manufacturing process of lacquerware is quite complicated, and the matrix must be prepared first. Tires are made of wood, occasionally made of ceramics, copper or other materials. It can also be carved directly with cured paint without tires. After the carcass is completed, lacquerware artists use various techniques to decorate the surface. The main feature of lacquerware is that it can be polished as well as porcelain. The paint layer is dried under wet conditions, and the surface after curing is very hard, which has the characteristics of acid resistance, alkali resistance and wear resistance. Like ceramics and silk, the exquisite lacquerware made by our ancestors is a treasure of national culture.