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Made by monks for their own use; stripped of ornament and built only for strength, the utility became the style.
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Negoro-nuri is a type of Japanese lacquering technique, lacquerware in which vermilion lacquer is applied over an undercoat of black lacquer. The name comes from Negoroji in Wakayama Prefecture. It is said that in the Kamakura period, the lacquerware made for use within the temple by monks of the Shingi Shingon school, who had moved their base to Negoroji in Kii Province (Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture) because of a conflict at Mount Koya, became famous, so that vermilion lacquerware in general came to be widely called "Negoro-nuri."
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Founded / opened：Muromachi period Highlights / collection：Vermilion over a black base, Practical lacquerware made by monks Genre：Lacquer art
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