Large lacquer beads Chinese intangible cultural heritage

Large lacquer beads Chinese intangible cultural heritage

Lacquer, China's intangible cultural heritage.
Also known as natural lacquer, raw lacquer, earth lacquer, and national lacquer. Generally called Chinese paint.
It is a kind of natural resin paint. It is a white viscous emulsion that flows out from the bast after cutting the bark of sumac tree. It is a paint made by processing.
It is a purely natural product.

Lacquer is not a chemical paint. The aesthetics of chemical paint coatings are often shallow. After the lacquer is formed into a film, it is moist and subtle. It is mostly used for art creation.
It is natural and environmentally friendly, harmless to the human body, and has anti-cancer effects, so there is no problem in using it in food utensils.

Lacquer beads are made from natural lacquer cut from lacquer trees, and are painted layer by layer on beads made of refined wood.
In addition, different paint colors are used to depict patterns. After a series of processes, the patterns appear through layers of varnish.
It has a spectrum of rhythm and is extremely beautiful and moving.

Making a paint bead sometimes requires dozens of painting and polishing processes, step by step, before the color becomes shiny and moist.
Patent leather will be natural and pure, as if it were born naturally. This craft of fine painting and grinding by manual labor has also made lacquer beads become a popular item for people to collect.

The playing and maintenance methods are as follows:

1: The material of the paint beads is ebony wood, and the large paint beads are made using Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware technology, which is an environmentally friendly material.

2: Large lacquer beads are not afraid of water or sunlight. They are as hard as a rock and have a bright color after being worn for more than a year.

3: The longer you play with the large lacquer bead plate and wear it, the brighter it will become due to human body oil. Wipe it frequently with a clean cotton cloth.

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