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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9617473, member: 2844"]Martin, if you like cinnabar, It is good to know how genuine carved cinnabar items were made:</p><p><br /></p><p>Cinnabar lacquer was applied in layers. Each layer had to dry before the next was applied.</p><p>When there was sufficient thickness of the lacquer, it was carved. The carved edges were sharp, just like carving clay.</p><p>But more importantly, the carving revealed the layering of the cinnabar. So when you have a side view of a carved detail, you can see lines, the lacquer layers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9617473, member: 2844"]Martin, if you like cinnabar, It is good to know how genuine carved cinnabar items were made: Cinnabar lacquer was applied in layers. Each layer had to dry before the next was applied. When there was sufficient thickness of the lacquer, it was carved. The carved edges were sharp, just like carving clay. But more importantly, the carving revealed the layering of the cinnabar. So when you have a side view of a carved detail, you can see lines, the lacquer layers.[/QUOTE]
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