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The sap of the lac plant - i.e. lacquer itself - is poisonous to the touch, in a similar manner to the touch of poison ivy or poison oak, until the material cures and hardens. However, as is the case with poison ivy and its ilk, a percentage of people have a natural immunity to the effects, allowing them a particular advantage in becoming successful lacquerware artisans.
The sap of the lac plant - i.e. lacquer itself - is poisonous to the touch, in a similar manner to the touch of poison ivy or poison oak, until the material cures and hardens. However, as is the case with poison ivy and its ilk, a percentage of people have a natural immunity to the effects, allowing them a particular advantage in becoming successful lacquerware artisans.
==Techniques==
*''Hiramaki-e'' ("flat ''maki-e''") - a technique in which sprinkled gold designs are covered over in a thin layer of transparent lacquer, without further polishing or burnishing
*''Kirikane'' ("cut gold") - the use of cut strips or squares of gold foil
*''Nashiji'' ("pear skin") - uneven bits of gold embedded in reddish or amber-colored lacquer, used as a ground
*''Takamaki-e'' - a technique in which the lacquer surface is built up before being sprinkled with gold powder, creating three-dimensional designs.
==References==
==References==
*Gallery labels at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
*Tatsuo Kobayashi, “Nurturing the Jomon,” in ''Jomon Reflections'' (Oxford: Oxbow, 2004), 89.
*Tatsuo Kobayashi, “Nurturing the Jomon,” in ''Jomon Reflections'' (Oxford: Oxbow, 2004), 89.
