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Painting with bug spit and tree blood, then daring it to last a thousand years.
insect sourceSome lacquer comes from secretions of the lac bug
sap basedAsian urushi lacquer comes from poison-ivy-related tree sap
skin contactWet urushi can blister skin like poison oak
hardens with humidityIt cures from moisture, not by drying out
ancient durabilityLacquered tombware survives intact after millennia