Tao Eternal
"Eternal Tao, Timeless Lacquer"
◈ Piece Name: "[Golden Harvest]" ◈
Individual ID: #[T039] — Only one in existence.
❖ ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
This artistic masterpiece is meticulously crafted using the traditional Henaku Daqi lacquer technique over 6-9 weeks of dedicated handwork. Featuring golden-yellow as its primary tone with deep green speckles scattered like tree shadows, it evokes golden wheat fields intertwined with green tree shadows in autumn. Black textures add depth, presenting the nobility and vitality of harvest season.
The Henaku technique involves multiple applications and special treatments, allowing gold and green to naturally permeate and blend, forming unique mottled textures. Each color variation is naturally formed and irreplicable, like nature's masterful artistry. Gold and green interweave with rich, nuanced layers, resembling autumn harvest fields. Every detail is a perfect crystallization of time and craftsmanship.
Color Symbolism: Golden-yellow symbolizes harvest, wealth, and glory, representing abundance and auspicious fortune in Eastern culture; green represents life, growth, and hope, symbolizing flourishing vitality. The fusion of gold and green evokes autumn harvest fields, combining golden prosperity with green vitality, signifying flowing wealth, endless renewal, bountiful harvest, and thriving prosperity.
❖ Botanical Perfection
Beneath the vibrant palette lies a 100% botanical heart. The interior is hand-sealed with food-safe Raw Urushi, a legendary lacquer tree sap that is naturally antibacterial, heat-resistant, and becomes more durable over centuries of use.
❖ Specifications
Artist Technique:Henaku Daqi Lacquer Technique
Capacity: 700ml(Approx.24fl oz)
Core Material: Natural Gourd
Height:23cm(Approx.9in)
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Crossbody Gourd Carrier
Blackwood base
Foldable funnel
❖ The Awakening Ritual
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Rinse: Gently cleanse with warm water (40°C) to wake the natural lacquer.
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Soak: Fill with warm water (60°C) for 20 minutes. Avoid boiling water for the first soak.
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Cherish: Avoid direct sunlight. Like all fine art, Daqi appreciates a shaded, stable environment.
Taogourd — THE ART OF LIVING LACQUER
