Finally, Urushi-ware is completed. Deeply coated Wajima-Nuri ware is already a beautiful piece of art. About 300 years ago, craftsmen started to decorate Wajima-Nuri ware with engraving pattern with gold powder. Since then, decoration method has been developed by many artists. Today we have 6 main methods to give Wajima-Nuri finishing touch. The oldest and most traditional method, Chin-kin will be viewed by Quicktime video. (under construction)

• Makie Painting with gold, silver, and mother-of-pearl on the surface of lacquerware.
• Chin-kin Engraving surface and filling with gold powder.
• Roiro Repeating the process of coating lacquer & polishing several times to achieve the deeper and shinier tone.
• Togi-dashi Coating several different lacquer colors and repeating polishing process.
• Nashi-ji Spreading gold or silver powder all over the surface before the lacquer coating, and polishing it.
• Kanshitsu Spreading dried lacquer powder with the final lacquer coating.

Chin-kin Process

1.		Drawing Drawing on a paper.
2.		Making Transfer Tracing the drawing with white pigment from the back.
3.		Transfer Transfering the drawing on a lacquer ware.
4.		Engraving Engraving the transfered drawing on the lacquer ware.
5.		Lacquer Filling Filling lacquer on the engraved surface of the lacquer ware.
6.		Wiping Wiping excess lacquer on the engraved surface.
7.		Apply Gold Leaf Apply thin gold leaves on the engraved surface.
8.		Drying Let it sit for a while for drying.
9.		Wiping Gold leaf Wiping out the excess gold leaves form the surface.
10.		Final Piece

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