The traditional beauty of lacquerware passed down at Tohoku's leading hot springs

"Narukolacquerware,"alongwithNarukoKokeshi,isapopularsouvenirfromNarukoOnsen,oneofTohoku’spremierhotspringresortsInthelateEdoperiod,NarukoOnsenbecameahubforhotspringbaths,andlocalproductslikelacquerware,chopsticks,andtoothpicksweremadeTheseitemswereusedaseverydayutensilsduringhotspringstaysandwerealsobroughtbackassouvenirsbyvisitors,helpingspreadthenameacrossthecountryThe"Ryumonnuri"withitsbeautifulmarbledpatternsandothernewtechniquesemerged,andin1991,Narukolacquerwarewasdesignatedanationaltraditionalcraft

"Narukolacquerware"ismadefromsturdywoodssuchaszelkovaandhorsechestnut,shapedusingalatheCharacterizedbyfinisheslikethetransparentamber"Kijironuri"andthewoodgrainenhancing"Fukiurushi"Thecombinationofwoodgrainemergingfrombeneaththelacquerandthecarefulapplicationoflacquercreatesasubtle,beautifulappearancethatdeepenswithuseRecently,modernproductsthatcombinelacquerwarewithKokeshidolltechniqueshavebeendeveloped,givingrisetoafreshandmoderntakeontraditionallacquerware