An in-depth examination of the Far Eastern lacquerware known as urushi, this book considers the art historical and scientific viewpoints and presents the priorities for urushi’s preservation and conservation. These are the proceedings of the Urushi Study Group meeting held June 10–27, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan. Table of Contents Prologue Luis Monreal, Director, GCI Map Chronology HISTORY On the Chinese Kyushitsu Method Based on a Study of Kyushoku-lOku Documents Hirokazu Arakawa Innovations in Kodaiji Makie Motoo Yoshimura Chinese Guri Lacquers George Kuwayama Inro Research: Some Proposed Future Steps Beatrix von Ragué Sano Chokan, The Urushi Master, Studied through His Work Akio Haino Heidatsu and Hyomon in the Nara Period Norimitsu Kimura Origins of the Use of Urushi in Japan and Its Development Yoshiyuki Kuraku Lacquerware in the Unified Silla Period, with Special Reference to the Finds at Anapchi Jongseok Lee Urushi Coating and Color Painting Applied to Japanese Architectural Cultural Monuments Yoshio Hasegawa CONSERVATION AND TECHNIQUES The Protection of Ancient Chinese Lacquerware