Examples of Japanese lacquer in a Sentence
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Its tongue is engraved in coral and its eyes—in turquoise, accentuated with Japanese lacquer.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Celine will look into traditional Japanese lacquer techniques, or urushi, and feature works by visual artists Soshi Nakamura and Hikoju Maki-e.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
There were cocktail sets for the traveling drinker (or the drinking traveler), compendiums that included cigarette cases, lighters, clocks, and pill boxes, and, since 1930, exquisite writing instruments produced by the Japanese lacquer specialist Namiki.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
The one-of-a-kind piece, christened Vingt-8 Hisui, was meticulously handcrafted in collaboration with Japanese lacquer studio Unryuan in 2017.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2022
On one edge of the tea bowl, a Japanese lacquer known as urushi and decorated with a motif of gilded cherry blossoms was probably used to restore a chip in the vessel.
—Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Celine will look into traditional Japanese lacquer techniques, or urushi, and feature works by visual artists Soshi Nakamura and Hikoju Maki-e.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
There were cocktail sets for the traveling drinker (or the drinking traveler), compendiums that included cigarette cases, lighters, clocks, and pill boxes, and, since 1930, exquisite writing instruments produced by the Japanese lacquer specialist Namiki.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
The one-of-a-kind piece, christened Vingt-8 Hisui, was meticulously handcrafted in collaboration with Japanese lacquer studio Unryuan in 2017.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2022
On one edge of the tea bowl, a Japanese lacquer known as urushi and decorated with a motif of gilded cherry blossoms was probably used to restore a chip in the vessel.
—Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022
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“Japanese lacquer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20lacquer. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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