noun
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.
この茶器は犀皮塗りの技法で仕上げられている。
This tea utensil is finished with the saihinuri lacquer technique.
犀皮塗りは中国から伝わった漆芸の一つだ。
Saihinuri is one of the lacquer art techniques introduced from China.
犀皮 (saihi, 'rhinoceros skin') + 塗り (nuri, 'lacquer coating'). The name comes from the mottled pattern resembling rhinoceros hide.