also: しんさ
cinnabar lacquerware; cinnabar lacquer
Refers to carved red lacquerware, often called 'cinnabar lacquer' in English. The term 辰砂 can denote the lacquerware itself or the lacquer technique.
Cinnabar has been used as a red pigment since ancient times.
This cinnabar lacquer tray has intricate carvings.
Chemical name for mercury sulfide; 辰砂 is the mineral name.
Standard kanji spelling for cinnabar and cinnabar lacquerware.
Alternate reading しんさ for the same kanji form; rare.
Variant spelling using 沙 instead of 砂; less common.
From Chinese 辰砂 (chénshā), literally 'morning sand', referring to the bright red color of cinnabar. The alternate reading しんさ is a less common Japanese adaptation.