
The image is a photograph of a brown sign with Chinese text written on it. The text explains that lacquerware is a form of decorative art made by applying lacquer sap on vessels and utensils, a practice which developed widely in China, Japan, Korea, and the Southeast Asian regions, in techniques and designs unique to each area. It also mentions that lacquered ware was produced by methods such as carving into layers of lacquer coat, applying inlay of cut seashells, filling carved designs with gold, and carving out outlines of designs applied in colored lacquer. Further variation was added through designs of landscapes, flowers and birds, pavilions, and figures, or scroll patterns, which feature the beauty of a lacquer Coat.
