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The traditional beauty of lacquerware passed down at Tohoku's leading hot springs
"Narukolacquerware,"alongwithNarukoKokeshi,isapopularsouvenirfromNarukoOnsen,oneofTohoku’spremierhotspringresortsInthelateEdoperiod,NarukoOnsenbecameahubforhotspringbaths,andlocalproductslikelacquerware,chopsticks,andtoothpicksweremadeTheseitemswereusedaseverydayutensilsduringhotspringstaysandwerealsobroughtbackassouvenirsbyvisitors,helpingspreadthenameacrossthecountryThe"Ryumonnuri"withitsbeautifulmarbledpatternsandothernewtechniquesemerged,andin1991,Narukolacquerwarewasdesignatedanationaltraditionalcraft
"Narukolacquerware"ismadefromsturdywoodssuchaszelkovaandhorsechestnut,shapedusingalatheCharacterizedbyfinisheslikethetransparentamber"Kijironuri"andthewoodgrainenhancing"Fukiurushi"Thecombinationofwoodgrainemergingfrombeneaththelacquerandthecarefulapplicationoflacquercreatesasubtle,beautifulappearancethatdeepenswithuseRecently,modernproductsthatcombinelacquerwarewithKokeshidolltechniqueshavebeendeveloped,givingrisetoafreshandmoderntakeontraditionallacquerware
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