Wajima Lacquerware Black Bangle, Artisan Handcrafted in Japan

*Wajima Lacquerware Bangle *Handcrafted in Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan *Diameter (of outer circumference): 3.5 inches (of inside circumference) 2.6 inches *Color: Black *Return Policy: If the item is damaged ,used,with out original box we will not accept returns. Designated a traditional craft by the government of Japan. Wajima-nuri is applied to the wooden Bangle bracelet, and it is polished to a lustrous finish. Light, shiny, and smooth to the touch. This brilliant and deep Red is unique Wajima color called “Urushi Red”. 　Wajima nuri is a lacquerware made that applied a thick base on the wood to achieve both durability and beauty. Its unique base is made by kneading diatomaceous earth made of microbial fossils with water, unglazed, and then mixing finely crushed diatomaceous earth (Wajima ground powder) with lacquer. The technique was established in the Edo period, and it is now a traditional Japanese craft that is famous as a high-class lacquerware all over the world. 　Among all the lacuerwares handcrafted in Japan, Wajima-nuri is the only lacquerware that has been designated as a National Important Intangible Cultural Foundation