Lacquerware, produced by applying sap from the urushinoki, or Japanese lacquer tree, to vessels in order to decorate as well as protect them, has long been an important component throughout ...

When Suzanne Ross, an English-born artisan based on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, began her 40-year career making traditional Japanese ... apply urushi (lacquer made from tree sap) to the object ...

That smaller scale, he said, was once a defining feature of Japanese life, and would allow for more trees, gardens ... sheathed in black and red lacquer. Paper screens filled the miniature ...

"The dark anthracite-coloured stucco was selected to mimic the organic quality and colour of tree bark," said Harrison ... a ...

Visiting Tokyo with teens hopefully means they’re interested in tasting Japanese foods beyond crazy ... of repairing broken ...

While the cherry blossoms trees on the Portland Waterfront are fading, the trees at the Portland Japanese Garden are at peak ...

The flower buds on North Park’s Japanese cherry trees began to swell in late March, and an event to take in their short-lived beauty is scheduled for the first Saturday in April. The Pittsburgh Sakura ...

The Clark Bonsai Museum in Fresno has been preserving trees for 10 years, showcasing trees with deep histories, including one ...

Incorporating lacquer furniture is an easy way to add a beautiful, timeless touch to any space. Wherever you source your piece—estate sales, flea markets, thrift shops, or hand-me-downs from ...

Whether in Drew’s office, where a rigid brutalist brass game table stands just a few feet from a wabi sabi coffee table ...

The handful of remaining perfect brackets in the NCAA Tournament busted out on Sunday, ending the hopes of millions against ...