{"title":"Lacquerware · 漆器","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-reading\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-time-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xiansu-time-kicker\"\u003eBamboo, lacquer, time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime, woven into the everyday.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eThe time within a lacquer basket is more than its days in the workshop. It lives in decades of practiced judgment: how bamboo turns, how lacquer is allowed to cure, how gold leaf catches the light. Five crafts and thirty-three steps carry a place’s memory into an everyday object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eGive it a place in your life. Use it slowly and care for it well. A letter or a piece of jewelry kept inside may one day help the next generation know you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eOne piece of each — Ping An, Xie Lan, Chun Sheng and Yue Niang — is currently available from stock. Huai Zhu is made to order in approximately three months, plus transit. See each product page for availability, color, measurements and dispatch arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#xiansu-time-record-live\"\u003eObjects across time ↓\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-making\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTen artisans. Three months. A lifetime in every hand.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach XIANSU lacquer basket takes at least ten artisans working across three months to complete. The makers have, on average, more than forty years of experience. Their different skills meet in one object: splitting bamboo into fine strips, weaving the body, preparing and reinforcing the surface, then repeated lacquering, drying, sanding, painting and gilded detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne elder began working in lacquer-basket making at eight. More than sixty years later, he still returns to the blade each day, splitting bamboo into threads. The delicacy of those strips is the result of a lifetime of judgement: where to place the knife, how much pressure to give, when the bamboo is ready to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finished basket holds the work of many hands and the intervals between them. It carries both the months needed to make it and the decades needed to learn how.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/guo-zhihuang\"\u003eMeet Guo Zhihuang and the makers →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c!--xiansu-time-record--\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-time-story\" id=\"xiansu-time-record\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-time-evidence\" open\u003e\u003csummary\u003eObjects that have travelled through time\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-time-evidence-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4943\/9672\/files\/historical-lacquered-bamboo-box-1609-cleveland-1965-30.jpg?v=1792572102\" alt=\"歷史參照：1609年明代竹編漆盒，克里夫蘭美術館1965.30，非見素商品\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eThe Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1965.30 · Open Access \/ CC0\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e1609 → Today\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eDated 1609, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Wickerwork Box is 417 years old in 2026. Its bamboo weaving, lacquer, mother-of-pearl and gold remain visible in the museum’s photographs. It is a historical reference for today’s Yongchun lacquer baskets retaining their color for at least three hundred years. XIANSU baskets use natural lacquer and 24K pure gold leaf, made to keep their color for at least three hundred years and to be passed down through a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandart.org\/art\/1965.30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eView the museum record ↗\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eCloser to Yongchun, a county-government account records a 2023 exhibition of fifty baskets, mainly from the Qing and Republican periods. A Republican-period flat basket bearing Guo Zhensheng’s name and a gilded night-reading scene was also shown at the National Museum of China. Surviving objects give the local tradition a tangible history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fjyc.gov.cn\/ztzl\/jczwgk\/lyxx\/ggwhfw\/202310\/t20231020_2954611.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eYongchun exhibition record ↗\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-time-evidence\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eCaring for a long life\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eMore than five centuries describes the Yongchun craft’s history since the Zhengde era (1506–1522). Long-term preservation still depends on environment and care: avoid sustained sunlight, heat, standing water and sharp changes in temperature or humidity; dust gently as appropriate. Natural lacquer and 24K pure gold leaf are at the heart of XIANSU’s commitment to color lasting at least three hundred years and to family inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-time-evidence\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat makes a work worth keeping\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\"\u003eA work’s collecting significance rests in its maker, craft lineage, execution and documented provenance—and in the years it shares with a household. Keep its records and certificate, and care for it so the next custodian can understand its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFuture market value depends on recognition, scarcity, condition, provenance and demand. It may rise or fall; XIANSU does not guarantee resale value or investment returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-history\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLacquer across the centuries\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of Chinese lacquerware reaches far beyond the surviving Yongchun baskets. Lacquer objects from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng date to the early Warring States period. The Han-dynasty tombs at Mawangdui preserve another remarkable body of lacquerware, from more than two millennia ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese archaeological objects speak to the material’s long history under particular burial and conservation conditions. The same respect for lasting materials informs XIANSU’s baskets, made with natural lacquer and 24K pure gold leaf. A living lacquer surface asks for thoughtful care: gentle handling, stable conditions and protection from prolonged sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hbww.org.cn\/hhfz70n\/p\/9135.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHubei Provincial Museum · Lacquerware from Marquis Yi’s tomb ↗\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hnmuseum.com\/zh-hans\/huodong_zhuanti\/%E5%8D%9A%E7%89%A9%E9%A6%86%E9%87%8C%E7%9A%84%E7%BE%8E%E8%82%B2%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%A8%E8%B5%B0%E8%BF%91%E9%9D%9E%E9%81%97%EF%BC%8C%E6%8E%A2%E7%B4%A2%E6%BC%86%E8%89%B2%E4%B9%8B%E5%85%89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHunan Museum · The lacquer tradition at Mawangdui ↗\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ping-an-yongchun-lacquer-basket-平安-永春漆籃","title":"Ping An · Yongchun Lacquer Basket · 平安·永春漆籃","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-reading\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-availability\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReady to ship or made to order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose “Ready to ship” to purchase an available piece; the buying area shows the live remaining quantity. Choose “Made to order” to place a paid order in the design and dimensions shown here. Making takes approximately three months, excluding transit. Pieces ship directly from Yongchun, Fujian; shipping is shown at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor other dimensions or your own artwork, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact?subject=Custom%20lacquer%20basket%20size%20or%20artwork#xiansu-enquiry\"\u003esend a commission inquiry\u003c\/a\u003e so we can confirm feasibility, price and timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection data-xiansu-handmade=\"20261005\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHandmade variations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product is handmade. Slight variations in dimensions and weight between individual pieces are normal. Listed measurements are sample reference values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for one basket: bamboo weaving (strips woven into body and lid); putty and cloth (layers of tung-oil putty and ramie, dried in shade and sanded); lacquering (many coats of natural lacquer, each dried and polished); painting (gold and colored lacquer for birds, flowers and auspicious motifs); and relief work (raised lacquer-putty carving finished with 24-karat gold leaf).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection data-xiansu-specs=\"20261021\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall height (with handle) 29 cm · Body height 19 cm · Max. diameter 28 cm · Base diameter 19 cm · Handle width 30 cm\u003cbr\u003eInterior: Ø25.5 × 10 cm deep\u003cbr\u003eApproximate weight: 1,250 g, including lid and handle, excluding outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePing An · Yongchun Lacquer Basket (Single-Tier)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePing An\u003c\/em\u003e — \"peace and safety\" in the Minnan tongue, the blessing spoken most often when a gift changes hands. A single-tier flat basket: room for one censer, one box of incense, and that one sentence. This is the basket of our Cang Ya set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYongchun lacquer-basket making is recognized as a Fujian provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Yongchun lacquer baskets carry a protected geographical indication in China. Since the Ming dynasty’s Zhengde reign (1506–1522), families in southern Fujian have used these baskets to carry betrothal gifts, ancestral offerings and gifts between households. A woven bamboo body is built up with tung-oil putty and ramie cloth, coated in natural lacquer, then finished with 24-karat gold leaf, raised-relief carving and painting — five crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for a single basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare: keep away from heat and direct sun; wipe with a dry, soft cloth; do not soak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePattern and size commissions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface motifs can be painted from a design you provide, and sizes may be commissioned. Artwork, structural feasibility, price and timing are confirmed with the maker first. A commission is separate from the stock piece or preorder listed on this page. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/personalization\"\u003eExplore personalization →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-making-detail\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eTen artisans. Three months. A lifetime in every hand.\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-making\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach XIANSU lacquer basket takes at least ten artisans working across three months to complete. The makers have, on average, more than forty years of experience. Their different skills meet in one object: splitting bamboo into fine strips, weaving the body, preparing and reinforcing the surface, then repeated lacquering, drying, sanding, painting and gilded detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne elder began working in lacquer-basket making at eight. More than sixty years later, he still returns to the blade each day, splitting bamboo into threads. The delicacy of those strips is the result of a lifetime of judgement: where to place the knife, how much pressure to give, when the bamboo is ready to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finished basket holds the work of many hands and the intervals between them. It carries both the months needed to make it and the decades needed to learn how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/guo-zhihuang\"\u003eMeet Guo Zhihuang · Works \u0026amp; biography →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-preorder-payment\"\u003e\u003cp data-xiansu-payment=\"20261022\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment: 100% at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Made-to-order purchases are paid in full when you place the order; this is not a deposit. Production and dispatch follow the lead time stated for the selected version. If we cannot dispatch within the stated time, we will contact you with a revised date and the choice to accept the delay or cancel the unshipped order for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XIANSU","offers":[{"title":"Ready to ship","offer_id":54095630598328,"sku":"L-01","price":3880.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to order","offer_id":54486429040824,"sku":"L-01-PRE","price":3880.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4943\/9672\/files\/xiansu-l01-pingan-grey-0909-0416-2048x2048.jpg?v=1791036631"},{"product_id":"xie-lan-yongchun-lacquer-basket-謝籃-永春漆籃","title":"Xie Lan · Yongchun Lacquer Basket · 謝籃·永春漆籃","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-reading\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-availability\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReady to ship or made to order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose “Ready to ship” to purchase an available piece; the buying area shows the live remaining quantity. Choose “Made to order” to place a paid order in the design and dimensions shown here. Making takes approximately three months, excluding transit. Pieces ship directly from Yongchun, Fujian; shipping is shown at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor other dimensions or your own artwork, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact?subject=Custom%20lacquer%20basket%20size%20or%20artwork#xiansu-enquiry\"\u003esend a commission inquiry\u003c\/a\u003e so we can confirm feasibility, price and timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection data-xiansu-handmade=\"20261005\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHandmade variations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product is handmade. Slight variations in dimensions and weight between individual pieces are normal. Listed measurements are sample reference values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for one basket: bamboo weaving (strips woven into body and lid); putty and cloth (layers of tung-oil putty and ramie, dried in shade and sanded); lacquering (many coats of natural lacquer, each dried and polished); painting (gold and colored lacquer for birds, flowers and auspicious motifs); and relief work (raised lacquer-putty carving finished with 24-karat gold leaf).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection data-xiansu-specs=\"20261021\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall height (with handle) 24 cm · Body height 19.5 cm · Max. diameter 22 cm · Base diameter 14.5 cm · Handle width 24 cm\u003cbr\u003eInterior: top Ø20 × 5.5 cm deep; bottom Ø20 × 7.5 cm deep\u003cbr\u003eApproximate weight: 1,033 g, including lid and handle, excluding outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eXie Lan · Yongchun Lacquer Basket (Two-Tier)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eXie Lan\u003c\/em\u003e, the \"thanks basket\" of Minnan custom — the two-tier basket that carries a return gift to a family, or an offering of thanks to the gods. Two compartments, each thing in its place. The open bamboo weave of the lid and the pierced middle tier let you see the bamboo beneath the lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYongchun lacquer-basket making is recognized as a Fujian provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Yongchun lacquer baskets carry a protected geographical indication in China. Since the Ming dynasty’s Zhengde reign (1506–1522), families in southern Fujian have used these baskets to carry betrothal gifts, ancestral offerings and gifts between households. A woven bamboo body is built up with tung-oil putty and ramie cloth, coated in natural lacquer, then finished with 24-karat gold leaf, raised-relief carving and painting — five crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for a single basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare: keep away from heat and direct sun; wipe with a dry, soft cloth; do not soak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePattern and size commissions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface motifs can be painted from a design you provide, and sizes may be commissioned. Artwork, structural feasibility, price and timing are confirmed with the maker first. A commission is separate from the stock piece or preorder listed on this page. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/personalization\"\u003eExplore personalization →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-making-detail\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eTen artisans. Three months. A lifetime in every hand.\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-making\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach XIANSU lacquer basket takes at least ten artisans working across three months to complete. The makers have, on average, more than forty years of experience. Their different skills meet in one object: splitting bamboo into fine strips, weaving the body, preparing and reinforcing the surface, then repeated lacquering, drying, sanding, painting and gilded detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne elder began working in lacquer-basket making at eight. More than sixty years later, he still returns to the blade each day, splitting bamboo into threads. The delicacy of those strips is the result of a lifetime of judgement: where to place the knife, how much pressure to give, when the bamboo is ready to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finished basket holds the work of many hands and the intervals between them. It carries both the months needed to make it and the decades needed to learn how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/guo-zhihuang\"\u003eMeet Guo Zhihuang · Works \u0026amp; biography →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-preorder-payment\"\u003e\u003cp data-xiansu-payment=\"20261022\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment: 100% at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Made-to-order purchases are paid in full when you place the order; this is not a deposit. Production and dispatch follow the lead time stated for the selected version. If we cannot dispatch within the stated time, we will contact you with a revised date and the choice to accept the delay or cancel the unshipped order for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XIANSU","offers":[{"title":"Ready to ship","offer_id":54095630631096,"sku":"L-02","price":12800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to order","offer_id":54486433792184,"sku":"L-02-PRE","price":12800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4943\/9672\/files\/xiansu-l02-xielan-grey-0909-0223-2048x2048.jpg?v=1791036633"},{"product_id":"chun-sheng-yongchun-lacquer-basket-春盛-永春漆籃","title":"Chun Sheng · Yongchun Lacquer Basket · 春盛·永春漆籃","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-reading\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-availability\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReady to ship or made to order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose “Ready to ship” to purchase an available piece; the buying area shows the live remaining quantity. Choose “Made to order” to place a paid order in the design and dimensions shown here. Making takes approximately three months, excluding transit. Pieces ship directly from Yongchun, Fujian; shipping is shown at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor other dimensions or your own artwork, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact?subject=Custom%20lacquer%20basket%20size%20or%20artwork#xiansu-enquiry\"\u003esend a commission inquiry\u003c\/a\u003e so we can confirm feasibility, price and timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection data-xiansu-handmade=\"20261005\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHandmade variations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product is handmade. Slight variations in dimensions and weight between individual pieces are normal. Listed measurements are sample reference values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for one basket: bamboo weaving (strips woven into body and lid); putty and cloth (layers of tung-oil putty and ramie, dried in shade and sanded); lacquering (many coats of natural lacquer, each dried and polished); painting (gold and colored lacquer for birds, flowers and auspicious motifs); and relief work (raised lacquer-putty carving finished with 24-karat gold leaf).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection data-xiansu-specs=\"20261021\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall height (with handle) 24.5 cm · Body height 20 cm · Max. diameter 15 cm · Base diameter 13.5 cm · Handle width 17.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eInterior: top Ø14 × 4 cm deep; middle Ø14 × 4 cm deep; bottom Ø14 × 6.3 cm deep\u003cbr\u003eApproximate weight: 848 g, including lid and handle, excluding outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChun Sheng · Yongchun Lacquer Basket (Three-Tier, Red \u0026amp; Gold)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChun Sheng\u003c\/em\u003e is the Minnan name for the three-tier betrothal basket itself: the groom's family fills it with gifts and carries it on a red pole to the bride's house. Black lacquer ground, cinnabar-red cartouches, 24-karat gold relief — red and gold, the colors of celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYongchun lacquer-basket making is recognized as a Fujian provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Yongchun lacquer baskets carry a protected geographical indication in China. Since the Ming dynasty’s Zhengde reign (1506–1522), families in southern Fujian have used these baskets to carry betrothal gifts, ancestral offerings and gifts between households. A woven bamboo body is built up with tung-oil putty and ramie cloth, coated in natural lacquer, then finished with 24-karat gold leaf, raised-relief carving and painting — five crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for a single basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare: keep away from heat and direct sun; wipe with a dry, soft cloth; do not soak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePattern and size commissions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface motifs can be painted from a design you provide, and sizes may be commissioned. Artwork, structural feasibility, price and timing are confirmed with the maker first. A commission is separate from the stock piece or preorder listed on this page. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/personalization\"\u003eExplore personalization →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-making-detail\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eTen artisans. Three months. A lifetime in every hand.\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-making\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach XIANSU lacquer basket takes at least ten artisans working across three months to complete. The makers have, on average, more than forty years of experience. Their different skills meet in one object: splitting bamboo into fine strips, weaving the body, preparing and reinforcing the surface, then repeated lacquering, drying, sanding, painting and gilded detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne elder began working in lacquer-basket making at eight. More than sixty years later, he still returns to the blade each day, splitting bamboo into threads. The delicacy of those strips is the result of a lifetime of judgement: where to place the knife, how much pressure to give, when the bamboo is ready to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finished basket holds the work of many hands and the intervals between them. It carries both the months needed to make it and the decades needed to learn how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/guo-zhihuang\"\u003eMeet Guo Zhihuang · Works \u0026amp; biography →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-preorder-payment\"\u003e\u003cp data-xiansu-payment=\"20261022\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment: 100% at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Made-to-order purchases are paid in full when you place the order; this is not a deposit. Production and dispatch follow the lead time stated for the selected version. If we cannot dispatch within the stated time, we will contact you with a revised date and the choice to accept the delay or cancel the unshipped order for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XIANSU","offers":[{"title":"Ready to ship","offer_id":54095631745208,"sku":"L-03","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to order","offer_id":54486434087096,"sku":"L-03-PRE","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4943\/9672\/files\/xiansu-l03-chunsheng-grey-0909-0077-2048x2048.jpg?v=1791036691"},{"product_id":"yue-niang-yongchun-lacquer-basket-月娘-永春漆籃","title":"Yue Niang · Yongchun Lacquer Basket · 月娘·永春漆籃","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-reading\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-availability\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eReady to ship or made to order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose “Ready to ship” to purchase an available piece; the buying area shows the live remaining quantity. Choose “Made to order” to place a paid order in the design and dimensions shown here. Making takes approximately three months, excluding transit. Pieces ship directly from Yongchun, Fujian; shipping is shown at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor other dimensions or your own artwork, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact?subject=Custom%20lacquer%20basket%20size%20or%20artwork#xiansu-enquiry\"\u003esend a commission inquiry\u003c\/a\u003e so we can confirm feasibility, price and timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection data-xiansu-handmade=\"20261005\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHandmade variations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product is handmade. Slight variations in dimensions and weight between individual pieces are normal. Listed measurements are sample reference values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe craft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for one basket: bamboo weaving (strips woven into body and lid); putty and cloth (layers of tung-oil putty and ramie, dried in shade and sanded); lacquering (many coats of natural lacquer, each dried and polished); painting (gold and colored lacquer for birds, flowers and auspicious motifs); and relief work (raised lacquer-putty carving finished with 24-karat gold leaf).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection data-xiansu-specs=\"20261021\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall height (with handle) 24.5 cm · Body height 20 cm · Max. diameter 15 cm · Base diameter 13.5 cm · Handle width 17.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eInterior: top Ø14 × 4 cm deep; middle Ø14 × 4 cm deep; bottom Ø14 × 6.3 cm deep\u003cbr\u003eApproximate weight: 844 g, including lid and handle, excluding outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYue Niang · Yongchun Lacquer Basket (Three-Tier, Black \u0026amp; Gold)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYue Niang\u003c\/em\u003e — \"the moon,\" in the Minnan tongue. Black lacquer for the night, gold leaf for the moon: the three-tier basket in its other color, without red — only black and gold. \u003cem\u003e\"When the wild geese return, the moon fills the western tower.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYongchun lacquer-basket making is recognized as a Fujian provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Yongchun lacquer baskets carry a protected geographical indication in China. Since the Ming dynasty’s Zhengde reign (1506–1522), families in southern Fujian have used these baskets to carry betrothal gifts, ancestral offerings and gifts between households. A woven bamboo body is built up with tung-oil putty and ramie cloth, coated in natural lacquer, then finished with 24-karat gold leaf, raised-relief carving and painting — five crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for a single basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare: keep away from heat and direct sun; wipe with a dry, soft cloth; do not soak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePattern and size commissions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface motifs can be painted from a design you provide, and sizes may be commissioned. Artwork, structural feasibility, price and timing are confirmed with the maker first. A commission is separate from the stock piece or preorder listed on this page. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/personalization\"\u003eExplore personalization →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-making-detail\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eTen artisans. Three months. A lifetime in every hand.\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-making\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach XIANSU lacquer basket takes at least ten artisans working across three months to complete. The makers have, on average, more than forty years of experience. Their different skills meet in one object: splitting bamboo into fine strips, weaving the body, preparing and reinforcing the surface, then repeated lacquering, drying, sanding, painting and gilded detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne elder began working in lacquer-basket making at eight. More than sixty years later, he still returns to the blade each day, splitting bamboo into threads. The delicacy of those strips is the result of a lifetime of judgement: where to place the knife, how much pressure to give, when the bamboo is ready to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finished basket holds the work of many hands and the intervals between them. It carries both the months needed to make it and the decades needed to learn how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/guo-zhihuang\"\u003eMeet Guo Zhihuang · Works \u0026amp; biography →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-preorder-payment\"\u003e\u003cp data-xiansu-payment=\"20261022\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment: 100% at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Made-to-order purchases are paid in full when you place the order; this is not a deposit. Production and dispatch follow the lead time stated for the selected version. If we cannot dispatch within the stated time, we will contact you with a revised date and the choice to accept the delay or cancel the unshipped order for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XIANSU","offers":[{"title":"Ready to ship","offer_id":54095632072888,"sku":"L-04","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to order","offer_id":54486434513080,"sku":"L-04-PRE","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4943\/9672\/files\/xiansu-l04-yueniang-grey-0909-0319-2048x2048.jpg?v=1791036692"},{"product_id":"huai-zhu-yongchun-lacquer-mini-basket-懷珠-永春漆籃","title":"Huai Zhu · Yongchun Lacquer Mini Basket · 懷珠·永春漆籃","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xiansu-reading\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach basket is made for you after purchase and ships directly from Yongchun, Fujian within about three months, plus transit time. Shown in mottled red-and-gold lacquer; use the commission inquiry form for other colors, artwork or dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection data-xiansu-handmade=\"20261005\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHandmade variations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product is handmade. Slight variations in dimensions and weight between individual pieces are normal. Listed measurements are sample reference values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection data-xiansu-specs=\"20261021\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall height (with handle) 11.8 cm · Body height 8.2 cm · Max. diameter 10.5 cm · Base diameter 6.8 cm · Handle width 11.2 cm\u003cbr\u003eInterior: Ø9 × 4.2 cm deep (measured from our sample)\u003cbr\u003eApproximate weight: 151 g, including lid and handle, excluding outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHuai Zhu · Yongchun Lacquer Mini Basket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuai Zhu\u003c\/em\u003e — \"a pearl held close.\" A palm-sized flat basket for jewelry, small keepsakes, or a single cake of Chun Shui incense. Shown in mottled red-and-gold lacquer, the gold surfacing through layers of red-brown; other colors available to order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYongchun lacquer-basket making is recognized as a Fujian provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Yongchun lacquer baskets carry a protected geographical indication in China. Since the Ming dynasty’s Zhengde reign (1506–1522), families in southern Fujian have used these baskets to carry betrothal gifts, ancestral offerings and gifts between households. A woven bamboo body is built up with tung-oil putty and ramie cloth, coated in natural lacquer, then finished with 24-karat gold leaf — five crafts, thirty-three steps, three months for a single basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare: keep away from heat and direct sun; wipe with a dry, soft cloth; do not soak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePattern and size commissions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurface motifs can be painted from a design you provide, and sizes may be commissioned. Artwork, structural feasibility, price and timing are confirmed with the maker first. A commission is separate from the stock piece or preorder listed on this page. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/personalization\"\u003eExplore personalization →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"xiansu-making-detail\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003csummary\u003eTen artisans. Three months. A lifetime in every hand.\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003csection class=\"xiansu-lacquer-making\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach XIANSU lacquer basket takes at least ten artisans working across three months to complete. The makers have, on average, more than forty years of experience. Their different skills meet in one object: splitting bamboo into fine strips, weaving the body, preparing and reinforcing the surface, then repeated lacquering, drying, sanding, painting and gilded detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne elder began working in lacquer-basket making at eight. More than sixty years later, he still returns to the blade each day, splitting bamboo into threads. The delicacy of those strips is the result of a lifetime of judgement: where to place the knife, how much pressure to give, when the bamboo is ready to bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finished basket holds the work of many hands and the intervals between them. It carries both the months needed to make it and the decades needed to learn how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/guo-zhihuang\"\u003eMeet Guo Zhihuang · Works \u0026amp; biography →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"xiansu-preorder-payment\"\u003e\u003cp data-xiansu-payment=\"20261022\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment: 100% at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Made-to-order purchases are paid in full when you place the order; this is not a deposit. Production and dispatch follow the lead time stated for the selected version. If we cannot dispatch within the stated time, we will contact you with a revised date and the choice to accept the delay or cancel the unshipped order for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"XIANSU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54095632105656,"sku":"L-05","price":1280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4943\/9672\/files\/xiansu-l05-huaizhu-grey-win-00009-2048x2048.jpg?v=1792500980"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.byxiansu.com\/collections\/lacquer-baskets-%e6%bc%86%e7%b1%83.oembed","provider":"見素 XIANSU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}