After the end of World War II, lacquer ware fell for a time into near oblivion, with only a few aging craftsmen devoting themselves to its manufacture. But now a man named Lai Tsuo-ming has breathed new life into the old craft.
戰後，漆器一度沒落到只剩幾位老藝師默默在奉獻心力，而賴作明可以說是台灣近代漆器工藝發展過程中，相當出色的一位。