What Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquerware (PingyaoLacquer) is known for
Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquerware is a workshop in Pingyao, Shanxi, producing hand-painted lacquer jewelry boxes using a technique the site frames as national intangible cultural heritage. Each piece passes through 72 handcrafted steps spanning wood carving, lacquer coating, hand-painting, and polishing, and takes over three months to complete.
Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquerware works out of Pingyao County in Shanxi Province, a historic walled city whose lacquer craft the workshop's own site describes as recognized national intangible cultural heritage. The site frames the underlying technique as carrying roughly two millennia of regional lacquer-working history, passed down through generations of local artisans.
The workshop's stated production process runs to 72 distinct handcrafted steps, moving from wood carving through lacquer coating to hand-painting and final polishing, with a single piece taking more than three months from start to finish. The site describes every item as fully hand-made by its artisans rather than machine-assisted, which is consistent with the multi-month production timeline given.
The primary product line is lacquer jewelry boxes, sold with custom engraving and personalized design options offered directly through the workshop. No founding year or founder name is stated on the site.
Best for — Hand-painted Pingyao lacquer jewelry boxes made in a 72-step process
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