Hi all,
This is the last one from the workshop, using the "wiped lacquer" technique: I applied a layer of urushi as thin as possible, I wiped it at once until I thought there was no more left, I let it dry in a wet atmosphere for one or two days, I polished it, I repeaed the whole process eight or ten times. It sounds weird - it seems Japanese don't do things like others - but here is the result. This finish has been documented for lasting 7000 years, not really the case of CA...
C&c welcome.
This is the last one from the workshop, using the "wiped lacquer" technique: I applied a layer of urushi as thin as possible, I wiped it at once until I thought there was no more left, I let it dry in a wet atmosphere for one or two days, I polished it, I repeaed the whole process eight or ten times. It sounds weird - it seems Japanese don't do things like others - but here is the result. This finish has been documented for lasting 7000 years, not really the case of CA...
C&c welcome.