noun
Shunkei lacquerware
A traditional Japanese lacquerware technique using transparent lacquer over yellow- or red-stained wood, so the natural grain remains visible. Often associated with Hida Takayama and Noshiro regions.
飛騨高山の春慶塗は、木目が美しく見えることで知られている。
Hida Takayama's Shunkei lacquerware is known for the beautiful visibility of the wood grain.
This tray is Shunkei lacquerware, and it develops more character the more you use it.
Named after the 16th-century lacquer master 飛来一閑 (Hiki Ikkan), who was inspired by Chinese lacquer techniques and later associated with the tea master 千利休 (Sen no Rikyū). The name 春慶 (Shunkei) is said to derive from a Chinese-style name or a poetic reference, though the exact origin is uncertain.