These steps need to be repeated seven or eight times, until the base coat reaches a suitable thickness to support the final piece. Then, finally, the piece is filled with water, dissolving the clay body underneath the base coat. This process is the biggest test of nerve in lacquerworking-that of making bodiless lacquerware.
同樣繁複的步驟得重複 7 ~ 8 次，待「陶胎」表面的底漆已積累至一定厚度，足以支撐整體結構時，才從瓶口灌水、融化陶土──這就是漆器中最需戰戰兢兢、考驗成敗的「脫胎」過程。