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Shikki (Japan-ware)

Shikki is craft coated with japan (lacquer) on the shaped wood , paper and clothes .

It was originally introduced from China to Japan and improved, refined and sophisticated .Japan (URUSHI) is sap gotten from urushi tree . The lacquer is not attacked with acid, alkali, salt, alcohol with the natural resin paint . Even hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid are also cannot to attack .The paint superior to the lacquer which luster adds whenever touched and used it for a hand is not yet developed. We prepare the craft painted with lacquer, made with technique called Kanshitsu (dry lacquer) superior in light weight and the durability. In old time , that technique applied to make Buddha statues ..

While use it, it is gradually familiar for hands, and luster increase and come to have the beauty for each person has ..

What is KANSHITSU ?

KANSHITSU is one of the technique of the statue production in the Orient swelled with lacquer ( japan , URUSHI ) put on hemp cloth and heaped up the thing which kneaded a mixture of lacquer and woodspoon flour, and to form an image.

Kanshitsu ware is very right ,beautiful and useful for daily life . In JAPAN , only few artists concentrate to keep this traditional technique . Mr . KAYA is one of the persons and recomends to enjoy this ware for daily life . In URUSHI , most common use is to use it as paint. The beauty and toughness in tools or goods which lacquer was painted are evaluated as a folkcraft, and the lacquering to glisten black is used for tableware and high quality furniture, a musical instrument. with are called lacquerware. The lacquer resists heat and moisture, acid, alkali. Because there are prevention of corruption, the effect of the insecticide, it is suitable for tableware and furniture. On the other hand, it is deteriorated when received ultraviolet rays. In addition, it is cracked when exposed toyusuke extreme drying states for a long term and peeled out. A lacquered traditional color as the paint is black and vermilion.

Lacquer and rash

When skin has raw lacquer , sometimes rash occur , but this is an allergic reaction by the urushiol. The person with an allergy of the urushiol may get a rash just to have passed near the lacquered tree.

Not gotton a rash with the lacquerware, but it is rarely made and may have it on the interval when there is not it. This is because the urushiol which this is polymerized, and was left volatilizes. If polymerization advances enough, not gotton a rash.

Request in the use

Please do not rub scrubbing brushes with a hard thing.

Please wash the stuck dirt after dipping it into the water.

The oil dirt attaches a detergent, and, please wash it with hot water.

Please do not use in microwave oven, the tableware dryer

When itches occur , please stop to use , and get from doctor's advise .

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