How to Use lacquerware in a Sentence
lacquerware
noun-
Now, with a few clicks, anyone can arrange a visit to an atelier that makes fans, lacquerware, or knives.
— The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2017 -
Please keep your greasy mitts off the carbon-fiber trim fascia on the console and doors, gleaming like Chinese lacquerware.
— Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 June 2021 -
In Japan, the first three days of the year, a national holiday called Oshogatsu, are spent with family eating an elaborate array of New Year’s food, called osechi ryori, from large lacquerware boxes.
— Hannah Kirshner, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2019 -
The Les Chantiers Écoles is a school dedicated to teaching the city’s underprivileged youth wood- and stone-carving techniques, traditional silk painting, and lacquerware.
— Kareena Gianani, National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019 -
The small room is filled with the objects that defined her comfortable life: exquisite lacquerware, dresses, slippers, beauty products and containers of her favorite meals, including swans and other birds.
— Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017 -
Japan’s Noto Peninsula is known for its rural landscapes, coastal scenery, morning markets and fine traditional lacquerware.
— Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Also a feast for the eyes, each dish here is served on rare antique Japanese lacquerware and ceramic plates handmade by Shiro Tsujimura, one of Japan’s most prominent contemporary ceramic artists.
— William Li, Town & Country, 29 June 2023 -
All three canvases explore Kintsugi, a concept from Japanese philosophy which is sometimes employed in the repair of broken pottery and lacquerware.
— courant.com, 12 Feb. 2022 -
Serving pieces include antique Japanese lacquerware and handmade plates by Shiro Tsujimura, a renowned Japanese ceramicist, while the eclectic glassware selection features a bevy of antique crystal pieces.
— Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023 -
Interior design buffs will recognize the Chinese lacquerware decorations known for their intricate design and opulent presentation.
— Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2020 -
Archaeologists also discovered an ivory lacquerware artifact with an unknown purpose.
— Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
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