Lacquer is usually for precious, pricey stuff. Think handcrafted bowls and serving trays, religious artefacts in museum collections, and the facades of old shrines, temples and other architectural ...

Lacquer coated tea sets are displayed at Hao Guanxiong's studio in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, on Feb 28. [Photo/Xinhua] Chu-style lacquer coating craft took shape during the Spring and ...

With 21st Century high-tech lacquer coatings, lacquer thinner is not always lacquer thinner. If all lacquer thinners were the same, adding a little bit more would be easy. But, it’s not. As most folks ...

When light shines on exquisite lacquer work, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the shells produce unique light and shadow effects, like flowing rainbows. Such a charming work of art combines lacquer, a ...