Last month, an intriguing, black lacquer bed with a swooping silhouette, part of a sale at Christie’s, was all over my Instagram feed. It was Jean Dunand's 1932 bed Aux Nenuphars (With Waterlilies), ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country. It requires ...

Li Ziqi, one of China's most popular influencers, made a surprising comeback after she stopped posting videos for more than three years. [Video grab] After a hiatus of over three years, Li Ziqi, the ...

When organic chemist Takayuki Honda visited Okinawa Island in southern Japan a few years ago, he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Makeup artists explain how and when to use each lip product. Both give a shiny finish. Both are applied similarly. So what gives?

Lacquer is usually for precious, pricey stuff. Think handcrafted bowls and serving trays, religious artefacts in museum collections, and the facades of old shrines, temples and other architectural ...

A lacquered wall can effortlessly add a touch of glam into an area, but a flawless application takes real time, intention and technique. “Lacquer can instantly elevate spaces like dining rooms, living ...

In my first two blogs, I discussed that lacquer thinner is actually a combination of different chemicals. These chemicals fall into two categories. They can be diluent solvents and, thus, dilute the ...