Urushi lacquer is produced by the male lacquer trees (Asian Rhus vernicifera), whose trunks are notched when they reach 10 years of age and which are felled immediately afterwards, to be replaced by young shoots. The harvest, which rarely exceeds 3 or 4 teaspoons per tree, lasts only a few days, chosen with a care and precision that leaves absolutely nothing to chance.

The complexity of this process explains this product’s rarity and value.