Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. The lacquer is sometimes inlaid or carved. Lacquerware includes boxes, tableware, buttons and even coffins painted with lacquer in cultures mostly in the Eastern Asia. ==History== ===Chinese lacquerware=== During the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BC) of China, the sophisticated techniques... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacquerware
noun a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974