Lacquer is usually for precious, pricey stuff. Think handcrafted bowls and serving trays, religious artefacts in museum collections, and the facades of old shrines, temples and other architectural ...

Lacquer coated tea sets are displayed at Hao Guanxiong's studio in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, on Feb 28. [Photo/Xinhua] Chu-style lacquer coating craft took shape during the Spring and ...

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