lacquerwork
8.4
Objects or the art of making them with many smooth, shiny layers of special paint
- noun
- /ˈlæ.kər.wɜrk/
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- The museum featured a collection of beautiful lacquerwork, each piece revealing the unique style of different regions.
Examples
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The artist showcased her intricate lacquerwork at the gallery, highlighting the smooth and glossy finish.
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He saw the argument for Indian origins as a waste of time (1919: ix, 333), judging it as "foolish" as the attempt to trace East Asian china to Germany or Japanese lacquerwork to the Netherlands (pp. ix-x).
Academic text (1997) -
He admired the traditional lacquerwork on display, which reflected the fine craftsmanship of the artisans.
Synonyms
lacquerware
vslacquerwork
1
9.0
Objects like bowls or boxes made of wood covered with a hard shiny layer for decoration
includes the craft and objects finished with layered glossy coatings not limited to wood
How Ornate
lacquerware
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9.0
1
9.0
lacquerwork
8.4
Surface Forms
lacquerwork singular
lacquerworks plural
Morphology
Etymology
Lacquerwork comes from lacquer, a shiny finish first made in East Asia from tree sap called 'urushi' in Japanese. So lacquerwork means objects made or decorated with that hard, glossy coating.