Lacquer Artist Lai Tsuo-ming Adds Luster to a Long Tradition Lacquer ware was invented by the Chinese some 7,000 years ago, but has fallen into neglect in the age of modern machinery. At least one lacquer ware artisan, however, has been working nonstop in an effort to keep the craft alive.
漆藝，是「土生土長」的中華文明，淵遠流長七千年，卻在近代機械文明中式微。