The lacquer artifacts from Ryukyu are primarily of Edo period origin and contain materials with diverse provenances across Asia.

#RyukyuLT just lacquer. most are edo period, from various parts of japan. they can say what they want but lacquer is far cooler without shell or gold inclusion… also let's stop at red and black, no need of other colours, thanks. they have many pieces whose origin is unknown that they hope to identify. conclusion : possibility of study → comparison art pieces and archaeological pieces, in the patterns. especially floral and leave patterns. end of comm, questions. most of the pieces of the

#RyukyuLT not only the different components but also the type of lacquer molecule and the origin of the lacquer sap. pieces that have been made in ryukyu are found all over asia. they also analyze the techniques such as gold inclusion, how many layers of paint, and datation, in addition with the 「recipe 」(components) datation of the lacquer is better than datation of the wood since wood can be reused, or only used long time after cut. analyses from shuri castle. fragments of lacquer, …

#RyukyuLT …only a few millimetres long. lot of different compositions in the fragments : made of different molecules, with different provenances in asia, even if the colour is broadly the same. → some of the lacquer were imported to be used in Shuri castle, didn't only use local lacquer.