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Lacquerware

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A decorative technique using lacquer finish, characteristic of Asian (particularly Japanese) artistic traditions, that was adopted and adapted in colonial Mexican artistic production.

AP course connection

Topic 3.2: 3.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Early European and Colonial American Art

Unit 3

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