The solid material to which it is applied is called a "base" and may be made of wood, bamboo, cloth, copper, or paper. Lacquer does an outstanding job of protecting the base beneath. It is extremely adhesive, and thus does not fall away easily.
所謂的固體物質稱為「胎體」，材料分為：木胎、竹胎（亦稱籃胎）、布胎（亦稱脫胎、夾苧、乾漆）、銅胎與紙胎。