National Museum exhibition compares Asian lacquerware techniques and cultures

Toxicodendron vernicifluum, commonly known as lacquer trees, have been cultivated in Asian countries for centuries. In Korea, some people boil “samgyetang” or ginseng chicken soup with twigs of lacquer tree wood due to their health benefits. Lacquer tree wood is known for its antioxidant properties, which prevents or slows cell damage.

source https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/12/690_320900.html?fl

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