Yet during the Japanese era, lacquer ware, which was brought from China to Japan, where it would eventually become a highly valued part of the national heritage, did thrive for a short time in Taiwan. There was even a government-supported lacquer ware school in Taichung, one of whose master teachers was Chen Huo-chin.
反倒是在日據年代，經由中國傳到日本成為國寶的漆器，在台灣有著短暫的萌芽，日據時代的台灣，還曾經有過一所建教合作的公立漆藝學校，而陳火慶便是這所學校的師父。