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Lacquer Tree

Lacquer Tree

The tree whose sap is used for traditional lacquer. Its vivid lemon-yellow wood can serve as a colour accent in its own right.

WOODWAY MAGAZINEThe sap provides traditional lacquer; the wood itself is vivid lemon yellow.

Lemon-yellow boards with dark knots.

Scientific name

Toxicodendron vernicifluum

Origin

Korea

Colour

Vivid lemon yellow

Characteristics

Vivid yellow · Dark knot figure

Suggested uses

Small objects · Trays · Accent components

Colour, figure, knots and cracks vary even within the same species. Check photographs, condition and usable dimensions of the actual piece before ordering.