Wajima Lacquerware Black Drop Pendant Necklace, Artisan Handcrafted in Japan

*Wajima Lacquerware Small Pendant *Handcrafted in Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan *Height: 1.8 inches *Width: 0.85 inches *Color: Black * Cat is not include Designated a traditional craft by the government of Japan, Wajima lacquerware is produced in the area around Ishikawa Prefecture’s Wajima City. Wajima-nuri is applied to the wooden pendant, and it is polished to a lustrous finish. The braid is hand-knitted braid made of pure silk. Light, shiny, and smooth to the touch. This brilliant and deep black is unique Wajima color called “Urushi Black”. Designated a traditional craft by the government of Japan, Wajima lacquerware is produced in the area around Ishikawa Prefecture’s Wajima City. 　Wajima nuri is a lacquerware made in Wajima City 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