1) Artwork in metal 2) Decorative art
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Japanning describes the European imitation of Asian lacquerwork, originally used on furniture. The word originated in the 17th century. == Japanned == Japanned is most often a heavy black lacquer, almost like enamel paint. Black is common enough that japanning is often assumed to be synonymous with black japanning. The European technique uses varn...
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• (n.) The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Japan
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British term for imitation Oriental lacquer introduced in the latter half of the 17thC. Metal or wooden surfaces are coated with several layers of various gums such as shellac, as distinct from the resin of the Oriental lacquer tree which is used in true lacquer. High quality japanning is done with spirit-based varnishes which have a transparency t...
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A technique of painting that requires several coats of heat-hardened lacquer, commonly used in creating Chinoiserie designs.
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in the decorative arts, process popular in 18th-century Europe for finishing and ornamenting wood, leather, tin, and papier-mâché in imitation of ... [4 related articles]
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A decorative technique that included several layers of paint finished with a coat of lacquer; commonly applied on early American and European tin. In France, a cheaper dying method was used whereby a varnish paint mix was burned on in alcohol, then baked, achieving a thin, hard translucence.
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British term for imitation Oriental lacquer introduced in the latter half of the 17thC. Metal or wooden surfaces are coated with several layers of various gums such as shellac, as distinct from the resin of the Oriental lacquer tree which is used in true lacquer. High quality japanning is done with spirit-based varnishes which have a transparency t …...
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Ja·pan'ning noun The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.
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A finish imitating oriental lacquer work.
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Japanning is the act of applying varnish to such articles as wood, metal, leather, and papier-mache, in imitation of the lacquered work of Japan and China, The article to be japanned, being made thoroughly dry, is first brushed over with two or three coats of seed-lac varnish to form the priming. The next coat of varnish is mixed with the ground ti...
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The application of an enamel coat by any process for protective or decorative purposes.
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A process of preparing the oil for, and the process of, manufacturing patent leather. (1)
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