The Sap That Becomes an Heirloom: Urushi and the Long Life of Lacquer
The Sap That Becomes an Heirloom: Urushi and the Long Life of Lacquer A tree bleeds a poisonous resin. A carver shapes wood. A painter draws in gold dust no thicker than pollen. And an object is made that is meant to outlive the person who made it — if the tree survives at all. There is a particular kind of object t...
