Now, the solid base is ready for Urushi-coating. This base is going to be coated with Urushi on 3 stages, and each coating is executed skillfully and precisely. Only craftsmen, who have mastered first 2 coating technique over the period of 15 to 20 years, have the privilege of taking over Final coating procedure.
A) Base coating
1. 
Ippen Ji-tsuke
First Base-lacquer coating.2. 
Kara Togi
First lacquer Polishing.3. Nihen Ji-tsuke Second Base-lacquer coating. 4. Nihen Ji-togi Second Polishing. 5. Sanpen Ji-tsuke Third Base-lacquer coating. 6. Ji-togi Polishing with water. B) Middle coating
1. 
Naka-Nuri
Second coating with a high quality lacquer.2. 
Naka-Nuri Togi
Polishing with water.3. 
Fukiage
Drying/Eliminating unwanted dust.C) Final coating
Uwa-Nuri
Final and most difficult coating.
