Chinese lacquerware technique with mottled finish
A traditional lacquer technique producing a pattern resembling rhinoceros skin. Domain-specific term used in art and craft contexts.
This tea utensil is finished with the saihinuri lacquer technique.
Saihinuri is one of the lacquer art techniques introduced from China.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
Variant without okurigana; also used in specialized contexts.
犀皮 (saihi, 'rhinoceros skin') + 塗り (nuri, 'lacquer coating'). The name comes from the mottled pattern resembling rhinoceros hide.