Do you know Pingyao Varnishing lacquer Ware?
"A thousand or two coats of paint." The folk use this phrase to describe the Pingyao varnishing lacquer ware, one of the four great lacquer ware in China, which is named because it requires the palm to push out the luster, and it is called "intangible heritage on the palm".
Originating in Pingyao, Shanxi Province, varnishing lacquerware began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of more than 1200 years. The lacquerware has aesthetic and practical value, its appearance is simple and elegant, fine structure, smooth finish, painting brilliant gold, feel is delicate and smooth to the touch, not only heat and moisture, but also acid and alkali resistance, is the finest lacquerware.
Pingyao Varnishing lacquer ware is made of natural raw paint, through,engraving, inlay, coloured drawing and other ways, decorate landscapes, flowers and birds, figures, pavilions and other patterns on the lacquerware.It’s very complicated that would takes at least 30 processes to get a beautiful finished lacquer.
