Ancient luxury In ancient times, before the invention of plastic, lacquer was valued for shining like gold or pearls, and for being a surface in which gold, silver, pearls and jewels could be set and fine decorative lines could be carved.
古老的奢侈品在塑膠尚未發明的古代，漆器有著黃金、珍珠一般可以反光的光澤，又可以鑲嵌金銀珠寶、刻畫細膩紋飾，深受許多帝王貴族的鍾愛，然而帝王們卻也因為漆器而備受批評。