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Red lacquer over black, so wear reveals the black beneath - a craft that treats use itself as the finishing process.
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Kishu lacquerware is one of the traditional crafts handed down in Wakayama Prefecture. Together with Aizu lacquerware, Wajima-nuri and Yamanaka lacquerware, it is said to be one of the three great production areas in Japan. The main production area is Kuroe, Kainan. A traditional craft designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. It began in the Muromachi to Sengoku period, when a group of Omi-line woodworkers settled and made wooden bowls using Kishu cypress as the base. There is also a theory that craftsmen of Negoroji moved to Kuroe Port after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's burning of Negoroji.
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Founded / opened：Muromachi period Highlights / collection：Negoro-nuri, Layers of vermilion over black lacquer Genre：Lacquer art
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