Yantielun, a Han dynasty book by Huan Kuan, describes the di vision of labor required: "A single lacquered cup requires the labor of 100, whereas the production of a screen can provide work for 10,000." From this it is evident that lacquer factories employed great numbers of people.
由於漆器是在可以實用的器物外再加漆液塗裝修飾，況且製作繁複，漢朝桓寬的＜鹽鐵論＞中描寫漆器的分工說「一杯棬，用百人之力，一屏風，就萬人之功。」