Xiushilu

…published in 1595, and the Xiushilu, which has been handed down in manuscript. This last work was written by a celebrated lacquerer, Huang Cheng, and bears a preface by Yang Ming, another lacquerer, dated 1625. The work itself was probably written toward the end of the 16th century. From these…

A late Ming manuscript, the Xiushilu, states that it was first employed for writing on bamboo slips, then for utensils for food, made of black lacquer, and subsequently for vessels for ceremonial use, of black with red interiors. During the Zhou dynasty (1111–255 bce) it served for the decoration of…