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Lacquer from a tree that skin reacts to
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The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nlResearch cited
- StatPearls, Toxicodendron Toxicity, NCBI Bookshelf NBK557866 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Other sources
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A plain white plate with its upper half coated in glossy red-brown lacquer, on a pale groundPhoto: Haru NakajimaMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- A vintage blue-and-white transfer-printed plate, one half covered in smooth red lacquerPhoto: Kazuki MaejimaMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- A row of ordinary drinking glasses, each partly coated in lacquer of red, ochre, black or navyPhoto: Haru NakajimaMuseum or journal record
- Slide 4
- Diagram: lacquer tree, its sap used for lacquer and containing urushiol, skin contact causing allergic dermatitis, a type IV hypersensitivity reactionImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against StatPearls, Toxicodendron Toxicity, NCBI Bookshelf NBK557866, (the Chinese lacquer tree, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, is named for the use of its urushiol-containing sap in lacquer production; urushiol is the primary allergenic cause of contact dermatitis; skin exposure produces a type IV hypersensitivity reaction). Read 28 Oct 2026 from the NCBI listing text; full page behind a browser check, author list to confirm (open item)Museum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Two glass dishes, one half coated in red lacquer, rest among moss and roots at the foot of a treePhoto: Kazuki MaejimaMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Secretaire with Japanese lacquer, Rijksmuseum (BK-16653)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record