Japanese lacquer (English spelling)

Japanese: Japanese lacquer(英語表記)Japaneselacquer
Japanese lacquer (English spelling)

… Lacquer, although of poor quality, is extracted from the type of Rhus succedanea that is distributed from the Indochina Peninsula to India, known as Indian lacquer. As the English name for lacquer suggests, its use is almost entirely limited to East Asia. The main component of the liquor extracted from urushi is urushiol, while that extracted from Indian lacquer is the similar laccol. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Japanese lacquer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… インドシナ半島からインドにかけて分布するハゼノキのインドウルシと呼ばれる型からは,質は悪いが漆が採取される。漆は英語でJapanese lacquerと呼ばれるように,東アジア地域にほぼその利用は限られている。液の主成分はウルシからとれるものではウルシオールで,インドウルシではよく似たラッコールである。…

※「Japanese lacquer」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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