{"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\/products\/huai-zhu-yongchun-lacquer-mini-basket-%e6%87%b7%e7%8f%a0-%e6%b0%b8%e6%98%a5%e6%bc%86%e7%b1%83","provider":"見素 XIANSU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}