*Wajima Lacquerware Pendant *Handcrafted in Japan *Height: 3.1 inches *Width: 1.6 inches *Color: Red *With Black Silk Code *Cat is not include Wajima-nuri is applied to the wooden pendant, and it is polished to a lustrous finish. The braid is hand-knitted braid made of pure silk. Light, shiny, and smooth to the touch. This brilliant and deep Red is unique Wajima color called “Urushi Red”. Designated a traditional craft by the government of Japan. 　Wajima nuri is a lacquerware made that applied a thick base on the wood to achieve both durability and beauty. Its unique base is made by kneading diatomaceous earth made of microbial fossils with water, unglazed, and then mixing finely crushed diatomaceous earth (Wajima ground powder) with lacquer. The technique was established in the Edo period, and it is now a traditional Japanese craft that is famous as a high-class lacquerware all over the world. 　Among all the lacuerwares handcrafted in Japan, Wajima-nuri is the only lacquerware that has been designated as a National Important Intangible Cultural Foundation