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Echizen lacquerware（越前漆器）

えちぜんしっき Echizen Lacquerware

Echizen lacquerware（越前漆器）

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Said to be 1,500 years old, and now making 80 percent of Japan's commercial lacquerware - lacquer as working tableware.

TypeWorkshop or kiln
GenreLacquer art
City / townSabae
Area in the prefectureReihoku

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Where is Echizen Lacquerware?
It is in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is a craft workshop.
What can I see at Echizen Lacquerware?
Said to be 1,500 years old, and now making 80 percent of Japan's commercial lacquerware - lacquer as working tableware. The focus is lacquerware.

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