, 1876-01-08
FAMILIAR TALK.


JAPANESE LACQUEH'PAlhTlN0.
atr. Robertson, tho british Cousil at ioku-
hau.a. III hls repor: 10 tho Foreign Oitico has
communicated uo,ns unfamiliar INFORMATION cou-
cerlluK tie preparation u tacgueE-ware IL ia
pau. From tho specimens Of tue wots that are
ordinarily d.H.ursol bY Conl.ue:cs, httle idoa IL
derived OF thu exceeding b.a, oI tue host
examples that nye wrought at tic prosent day,
OF Ut tho pcrfeo ion that two centuries ago
commonly characterized this use:ho Ut doeur4-
tun II il declared by sotne Jp 2uneso authorities
tnAs snu art Ut lac. .iuesng had i.a uriglu u tai.
but others lis tue date ~ 5sJ Or yjJ. AB early
Ii I2:U It ilsd at:alnuA considerable degree OF
eAeeIIeneu, aud tho uks VI aaI!!tul l'atu.cr VI
&uAt ago III nonbsba w.ta thb tatao OF nAYanS
founded particular school iu thls uFlAcn al art.
As basus fot the laoluei-cfuB', lyo!y, paper.
metals, pu! ce!hlus, mud uther substances ars
usyu, ns Aetl ~ wool, TIT clear, pure Farussl Il
mAch toEms 10 tnpurtant II material III thu wur4
IL obtained largely frou. The varuisb-Huuacn
tifaHs rtrHicJtra), aatlso OF 1Apau Aul Ne
paul. Tuo juice .Io auK from tuu trso "heu
4uunt.eA. becomes tlc4 and h!ac1 IL Ok soBure,
yot conhnuua ~ transparent lhat tAo ttnesl
t,Aeery IL ylaltle through 1t. lu heKluu!pts q
lJco14liou IN laclues, Ms. Robertson, HAys.
- Thu trat thug il to trace out I'll tho th!uucst
Of papor .hs required pstlosn or de-
ssgn, aud the tracing Ia tlen Eono over
nith 4 composition OF eac4Eer.sAIulsh
aud yos1n1iou. afterwards iaId Oh
whatever II IN pIOpQboA ~ 4Hl fa&k LIS ~ e7'b" h"'
., anu ~ell rubbed oyae With h*uboo spa-
tula." The outline Ihus LOFT "Is now Euus ovoE
with particular kind OF soft lacquer faEulell.
Nueu tl1IA Industry IL IuIunel IN hut weather.
Tic vs1ulsa speedily dtioo; a'hl, cos'at4!cutly,
where tho pattern II good daal 'avai'eu.
Z sa,All p1rliou oulv IL exsruIod Al Que timo
auu tho gold powder, nu.rL entsra lafgely INTO
tuost of Tho lac: :luet.waTs tor t4s totelKn Maf-
4ct, IL ap.,lisl ~ elcl pa!t ~ u IL behR .xo~
Uutpd, For Euis, = large aud Vury suft brush ~
used, anlt, by III ai1. t4s go'u power ~ vol
tunued ia WITH lacquer or yatnlsu. The work ~
tbsu left to dEy TOT abont tWoutY-four hours !;
after which tho pAttuln IL lightly rubped over
WITH caa.ru.l mado f15M PARTICULAR AIud u
uuJa,-ths rsaevzs securing eSanEsss OF
nurlace, Thu wuEk ls n-At rubbed with
tr,Ilpuiug 1u*lut, aud hftuEWarls carefully
WI 3D." Tlls outlining beinE dous, 1Aero
sill renlaIua good deal ot Hu!shug work, such
~ rue sraclug Ut leaye8 ou trues. Tue patAla at
l.ouers, the Nings OF birds, 1tc. =. Into
al this gold powder largely euiers, the working
lu OF which requires AltKut h4nt. After
shia hXs well dried. particular kind OF lacquer.
vAlnlsh, knowu ~ yosAla0 urusR., il wall ruDusd
iil, aud tho Whola lhfN polished with hUru-auns.
Tnu polishing prucea~ Is doue With thu inger,
sud {! continued Until tue gold-gl4tsor ehows ous
wei..h
Ihe designs tracoA oa the luest lActluer cabi-
nct& aud cases aro usually taken faoln tho la.
tionaa hislo5acs. ru1nAucss. ANA myths, Ard
are PRluled upon panels, Wh'eh arc A!tet-
wards set Into tbs tFatns Of the objoct.
Mr. JAsvea, VINO haa h.ade spotlxl study
OF Japanese AT. sAys. III his TenASks upon shs
mort. OF tho bsat l4cquer- aotk. "6umetimas
the h4pses. daaa ~ blonzo oT the precious nst1