How is a traditional Korean lacquer vessel made?

Lacquer is one of the most widely used painting materials in the world.
A general principle is used in the technology of lacquerware production. However, creating a unique, special, and attractive lacquer product depends on the craftsman's techniques, experience, and workmanship.
This film shows how a Korean artist uses dry lacquer techniques to make a lacquer vessel.
He designs the vessel, followed by making a foam styro core. After waxing the foam, he applies lacquer paste layer by layer onto the vessel. The lacquer paste is a mixture of raw lacquer and powdered clay. The curing process of each layer is performed in a humidity chamber. More layers of clay lacquer, charcoal layer, and textile layer are added to build the vessel. Once the vessel is dry, trimming and sanding of the fabric are made. The process is repeated several times until the vessel reaches the designed thickness. Watch the video to learn how the Korean artist, Mr. Chung Hae-Cho, performs further steps like removing the styro core, coating the vessel with colorful pigments, curing, and polishing with soybean oil and fine clay, etc.
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10 highlights in this video
00:00 How a lacquer vessel was made
00:16 This film will show him making a vessel using a dry lacquer technique
00:55 At this stage, the paste is made from raw lacquer mixed with powdered clay
01:14 The dark atmosphere hardens the lacquer
01:26 Then a layer of charcoal-lacquer is applied
01:41 Add layers of textile to build up the vessel
02:02 Once dry, the fabric is trimmed and sanded
02:28 The same layers are then applied in reverse order
02:59 Each layer is cured and sanded
03:25 After curing, each layer is polished with soybean oil and fine clay
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