japanned
Coated with lacquer
Japanned describes something coated with a hard, glossy lacquer in imitation of Japanese lacquerwork.
The technique, popular in 18th-century Europe and America, typically produces a black finish with decorative elements: a japanned tea tray, japanned metal boxes.
The verb japan means to apply this finish.
Western art imitating Eastern design
- ebonizedDarkened to resemble ebony
- tortoiseshellMottled brown-yellow shell material
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
- papier-mâchéMolded paper-paste sculpture material
lacquerware · toleware · decorative · ornate · rococo · antique · restoration · furniture
Smooth and shiny
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
gleaming · reflective · sheeny · smooth · buffed · black · enamel · shellac
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
stenciling · tinsmith · tinware · metalwork · decorating · brushwork · layering · curing
chinoiserie
Western art imitating Eastern design
- ebonizedDarkened to resemble ebony
- tortoiseshellMottled brown-yellow shell material
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
papier-mâché · lacquerware · toleware · decorative · ornate · rococo · antique · restoration · furniture · tray
glossy
Smooth and shiny
shiny · gleaming · reflective · sheeny · smooth · buffed · black · enamel · shellac · coating
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
engraving · stenciling · tinsmith · tinware · metalwork · decorating · brushwork · layering · curing · handpainted
japannedmatte
Non-reflective surface finish
dull · unlacquered · dulled · unpolished · flat