The Golden Age of Kishū Lacquerware, Kishū Lacquer

At first, the main products of Kishū lacquerware were mostly bowls, but in
the 1800s, production of stacking boxes and trays also began. In terms of
decoration, the makie decorative
technique utilizing sprinkled gold and silver powder was introduced in the
Tenpo era (1830–1844). Around
1840, approximately 5,000 people lived in Kuroe and it became one of the major
centers of lacquerware production under the patronage of the local daimyo.