Urushi Products by Urujyu – Authentic Japanese Lacquerware & Craft Supplies
Discover the artistry of Urushi with products by Urujyu, expertly made in Japan for professional craftsmen, hobbyists, and traditional artisans. Urujyu offers a curated selection of high-quality urushi lacquer, brushes, tools, and accessories designed to support precise, durable, and beautiful lacquerwork, reflecting the elegance and heritage of Japanese craftsmanship.
Each Urujyu urushi product is formulated for superior adhesion, smooth application, and long-lasting finish, making it ideal for woodworking, ceramics, tableware, decorative art, and restoration projects. Their tools and brushes are carefully designed for control, accuracy, and ease of use, helping artisans achieve flawless surfaces and intricate designs in every project.
Perfect for traditional urushi lacquer techniques, maki-e decoration, repair work, and contemporary crafts, Urujyu products combine time-honored Japanese methods with modern reliability, ensuring your creations are both stunning and durable.
Elevate your lacquerwork with authentic Urushi products by Urujyu—where Japanese tradition, craftsmanship, and quality meet for professional-grade results.
Kintsugi SEED Kit
Kintsugi SEED Kit
Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese technique for repairing cracks and chips in pottery with lacquer and decorating with metallic powders, gold, silver or brass.
This kit from URUJYU is made with natural traditional ingredients such as tokusa plant which has been used since ancient times to polish thanks to its rough surface, lacquer extracted from lacquer trees, pure silver and gold powder.
This Kintsugi Kit was born thanks to the interaction with our students of the Kintsugi class that I have been teaching for more than ten years. It contains easy-to-use quantities of materials and tools to be used at home with a text and video (Kintsugi Urujyu on Youtube).
Using only Ki-urushi lacquer, the most natural type of lacquer, made of lacquer sap from which we removed impurities. To repair broken pottery, we mix earth with lacquer to fill a crack, then put some flour and sawdust in order to refill said broken part. The ivory-colored lacquer freshly taken from lacquer trees changes to a transparent candy-color in the air. It turns red when naturel pigment such as Bengara is added. Make your own color from natural lacquer.
Like when we sew a button that has fallen off with a needle and thread, the Kintsugi allows us to mend our precious porcelain items when they are broken. We hope that this lifestyle becomes usual. We made this kit keeping this in mind.
Materials:
Basic lacquer, Makie powder (pure gold and silver keshi-fun), Tonoko (clay powder), Bengara (red pigment), Sawdust, Flour
Tools:
Spatula, Paint brush, Sprinkle brush, Glass plate, Bottle for oil, Sand paper (#400＃800＃1500), Tokusa Plant, Silk cotton, Pipette, Masking tape, Measuring spoon, Toothpicks and Gloves.
Please avoid contact with skin when using the urushi lacquer by wearing disposable gloves to avoid any possible skin irritations.
Please store Urushi in a cool place to extend its shelf life (approx 6-12months)