Antique 漆椀【URUSHI WAN（urushi bowl）】×5 pieces／17C／江戸【EDO】 period／天保【TEMPOU】term／Black and Gold／Rocks and running pure natural water／

Antique 漆椀【URUSHI WAN（urushi bowl）】×5 pieces／17C／江戸【EDO】 period／天保【TEMPOU】term／Black and Gold／Rocks and running pure natural water／

They are beautiful traditional Japanese urushi laquer bowl, from at the end of Edo period, TEMPOU term.

Traditional rocks and pure running water are painted with gold on black surface. Inside of bowls are red and you can enjoy the contrust of these colors.
◆Black and red 漆器【SHIKKI】／漆塗【URUSHI‐NURI】laquer wares having beautiful gloss are also called “JAPAN” while potteries are called “CHINA” in English.

◇漆器【SHIKKI】／漆塗【URUSHI-NURI】tablewares, furniture, arts, crafts are coated by sap of plant called 漆【URUSHI】. Sometimes In traditional architect, walls, floors, and pillows are painted with URUSHI.
It protect woods, papers and remains them more then few thousands years with it’s beautiful shine.

◇漆【URUSHI】had been used since 縄文時代【JYOUMON-ERA ( 1.6 million -3000 years ago)】and the world oldest one made in 9,000 years ago was found in Japan.

◇漆器【SHIKKI】／漆塗【URUSHI-NURI】were exported to western countries in 14 ‐16 century.
At that time, table wares and manners of 漆器【SHIKKI】were developed in feudal samurai society of 室町【MUROMACHI(1336‐1573）】area.

2.黒【KURO】／朱【SHU/AKA】／溜【TAME】…About traditional colors of 漆器.

◇黒漆【KURO(black)-URUSHI】is mixed with black iron oxide and 赤漆【AKA(red)-URUSHI】is mixed with red iron oxide called “Bengala”.
It is said that red ones are for males and black ones are for females, but recently that rule is not emphasized.

◇沈金【CHIN-KIN】is a technique to put gold into curved lines.

More information is

→ https://goldfishcyafe.com/en/2022/11/23/%e6%bc%86%e5%a1%97%e3%80%90urushi%e2%80%90nuri%e3%80%91laquer-wares-are-also-called-japan-while-potteries-are-called-china-in-english/