What's Wajima

輪島塗 (Wajima Nuri)

Wajima Lacquerware production is done before topcoating. It is reinforced by pasting a cloth with a mixture of lacquer and rice glue on thick wood. It is a lacquer ware made by placing weight on the "durability" which paints many layers of underlay mixed lacquer, rice glue, and calcined diatomaceous earth.

■ Traditional technology

· It is necessary to apply the base coat with the following technology.

· After painting lacquer on wooden grounds, use "Kisemono Lacquer" coated hemp or cold weaver to do "Nunogise".

· Repeat painting and sharpening what is mixed with rice lacquer and rice "Wajima powder".

· Do "Hananuri" or "Roironuri" with purified lacquer for top coat.

· When decorating, do it with "Chingin" or "Makie".

· We need to do the following techniques to build wooden buildings.

· Grinding objects are made with a potting racquet and a potter's staff.

· Use "Kokuso Lacquer" for boards and bends.

■ Raw materials that have been traditionally used

Lacquer uses natural lacquer.

The wooden plants use hiba, zelkova, wigwort and lion.