根ね来ごろ

noun

Negoro lacquerware

Abbreviation of 根来塗り (Negoro lacquerware), a traditional Japanese lacquerware style. Used in contexts where the full term is understood.

See also: 根来塗り

• このお盆ぼんは根ね来ごろで、使つかい込こむほどに味あじが出でる。

  This tray is Negoro lacquerware; it develops more character the more it is used.