), but the secret of its complex manufacture was eventually forgotten. While Lai was in Japan he pored over the ancient Records of Artisanry, pondering and experimenting continuously in an effort to resurrect the long lost technique. But for years he was frustrated.
「漆陶」出現在周朝，這種陶胎漆器因製作難度甚高，並未流傳下來，賴作明在日本求學期間，就根據《髹飾錄》一直苦思、鑽研漆陶的製作，多年努力，卻始終無法讓漆黏附在陶上。