- The timeless beauty of a lacquerware tradition nurtured for over 400 years
- AizuWakamatsuCity,theformercastletownoftheAizudomain,hasdevelopedauniqueculturalidentity"Aizulacquerware"remainsaprominentpartofAizudomain’srichculturalheritageLacquerwarecraftsmanshiptookrootinAizuin1590whenLordGamoUjisatopromoteditasanindustryLordGamoUjisatoinvitedwoodworkersandlacquerartisansfromHino,ShigaPrefecture,bringingadvancedlacquerwaretechniquestoAizu
- "Aizulacquerware"isproducedthroughadivisionoflabor,withdifferentartisansspecializinginwoodwork,lacquering,anddecorationWith"Hananuri"and"Kinmushikuinuri"asitsfoundation,Aizulacquerwareisknownforitsexquisitedecorations,including"Aizue"paintings,"Chinkin"engravings,and"Makie"designsItsremarkablevarietyoftechniquessetsitapartfromotherregions,showcasingalacquerwaretraditionpasseddownthroughgenerationsWhiletraditionallacquerwarewithclassicdesignsremainspopular,newbrandsincorporatingmodernaestheticsandcuttingedgetechnologyarealsoemergingEffortsarealsobeingmadeinlacquertreeplantingandartisantraining,drawingattentiontofuturedevelopments
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