For years now,lacquer, a substance in which is used to form a smooth and hard protective coating similar to plastic, has been very popular and it all started when it was founded is just a liquid sort of like sap. But this substances is not found everywhere, it is mainly found in tree's along the basin 0f the yellow river. from time to time this strange substance was often experimented with until someone decided to boil it over and over again until it turned into a viscous liquid and could be used. The way it could used now is that it is poured over the object in which is to be protected, and is left to harden, that is how it works to protect the object.
But you would probably wonder why and how this simple material has become such a hit in the world of Chinese culture. Well just like this materiel, it also simple. Lacquer is such an important recourse
in china because it is one of the few rare substances of our time that is both waterproof and fire proof and is very protective. In fact these objects are so protective that most of the objects covered with them today may last for thousands and thousands of year.
Now you may think that lacquer is just simply poured on the objects to coat them, and let dry until they harden, But the Chinese have adapted to many ways of making it. Another good way of pouring on the lacquer that is often done by craftsmen is to put multiple layers of lacquer on the substance and a cloth after, and then after the lacquer hardens it is remove and the cloth become solid standing.
Lacquer is now used on many objects now a days. now lacquer is used for bowls, spoons, coffins, bronze,silver and thanks to lacquer the zhou dynasty objects will last for years and become history.
But you would probably wonder why and how this simple material has become such a hit in the world of Chinese culture. Well just like this materiel, it also simple. Lacquer is such an important recourse
in china because it is one of the few rare substances of our time that is both waterproof and fire proof and is very protective. In fact these objects are so protective that most of the objects covered with them today may last for thousands and thousands of year.
Now you may think that lacquer is just simply poured on the objects to coat them, and let dry until they harden, But the Chinese have adapted to many ways of making it. Another good way of pouring on the lacquer that is often done by craftsmen is to put multiple layers of lacquer on the substance and a cloth after, and then after the lacquer hardens it is remove and the cloth become solid standing.
Lacquer is now used on many objects now a days. now lacquer is used for bowls, spoons, coffins, bronze,silver and thanks to lacquer the zhou dynasty objects will last for years and become history.
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