Lacquerware

Striking lacquerware from Aomori featuring vivid marbled patterns created by layering and grinding multiple lacquer coats. Each piece has a one-of-a-kind swirling design.

Elegant lacquerware from Iwate Prefecture rooted in 12th-century Heian aesthetics, featuring gold makie decoration on deep red and black grounds.

Pure and understated lacquerware from Iwate using Japan's finest domestic urushi sap. Prized for its natural warmth, durability, and honest beauty.

Delicate lacquerware from Oshu City, Miyagi, known for its transparent coating that lets the natural wood grain show through in an elegant technique called mokume.

Refined lacquerware from Yuzawa, Akita with over 600 years of history, known for painstaking layers of urushi producing richly deep and lustrous finishes.

One of Japan's great lacquerware traditions from Fukushima, featuring bold makie decoration and rich red and black bases with over 400 years of continuous production.

Kanagawa lacquerware where bold floral and geometric motifs are carved into wood before layering rich red and black urushi lacquer, a 700-year tradition.

Elegant lacquerware from Odawara, Kanagawa, known for its translucent wood-grain finish that highlights the natural beauty of the base timber.

Niigata carved-wood lacquerware from Murakami where artisans carve bold patterns into wood before applying multiple layers of vermilion urushi lacquer.

Elegant Niigata urushi lacquerware known for its polished, smooth surface and refined designs, encompassing trays, boxes, and flower vases for daily use.

Refined urushi lacquerware from Takaoka, Toyama, featuring polished surfaces and elegant forms used for trays, decorative boxes, and interior furnishings.

Japan's most prestigious lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa, built up through 124 distinct steps using local diatomite-infused urushi for unrivaled strength and beauty.

Ishikawa lathe-turned lacquerware from Yamanaka Onsen, famed for its delicate wood-grain maki-e decorations and refined tea ceremony utensils.

Opulent Kanazawa urushi lacquerware enriched with maki-e gold powder painting and mother-of-pearl inlay, reflecting the city's centuries of samurai patronage.

Fukui's 1,500-year-old lacquerware tradition producing durable everyday bowls, trays, and tiered boxes finished with refined urushi in understated natural beauty.

Colorful Fukui lacquerware from Obama featuring a unique ocean-inspired inlay of crushed eggshell, seaweed, and gold powder beneath a polished transparent finish.

Elegant lacquered wood crafts from the Kiso Valley, Nagano, celebrated for delicate woodgrain patterns visible through translucent lacquer. Used for trays, boxes, and tableware.

Translucent golden lacquerware from Takayama, Gifu, where clear urushi lacquer reveals the natural grain of the wood beneath. Trays, boxes, and tea utensils of refined beauty.

Kyoto lacquerware features refined designs on tea ceremony utensils, tableware, and furniture lacquered in layered urushi. Known for elegant maki-e gold decoration that reflects aristocratic Kyoto taste.

Practical yet beautiful lacquerware from Wakayama, Japan's largest lacquerware production region. Kishu wares range from trays to soup bowls, known for their warm red and black urushi coating and everyday elegance.

Ouchi lacquerware from Yamaguchi features bold red and black designs inspired by the Ouchi clan's heraldic motifs. Trays, dishes, and decorative dolls showcase its distinctive elegance.

Kagawa lacquerware from Takamatsu is renowned for its carved-lacquer technique called Zonsei, producing vivid multicolor patterns on trays, tea accessories, and furniture.

Ryukyu lacquerware from Okinawa features vivid red and black urushi with bold mother-of-pearl inlay designs. Shaped by 600 years of Ryukyu royal court culture.