漆を使った制作技法の中でも、私が主に採っている技法が堆漆（ついしつ）というものです。

堆漆とは、板の上に漆を塗り重ねていく技法。

1日に1回、漆を塗り、漆風呂（うるしむろ）の中で保存して乾かします。

1枚の板を作るために塗り重ねるのは、120回（120日）以上。

そうして日々塗り重ねることで約5ミリの厚みになった板を貼り重ね、そこから削ることで作品にします。

漆を塗り重ねることで、美しい色漆の層を見せてくれる技法です。

Among the various traditional techniques that use Japanese lacquer (urushi), the one I mainly practice is called "Tsui-shitsu".

"Tsui-shitsu" is a method in which layers of lacquer are repeatedly applied onto a flat board.

The Japanese word "Tsui-shitsu" literally means "piled lacquer."

"Tsui" refers to something that is layered or accumulated - similar in meaning to the English word “bank,” as in a snowbank or sandbank - while "shitsu" means “lacquer.”

Together, the term describes a technique in which multiple layers of lacquer are built up over time.

Only one layer can be applied per day, after which the board is stored in a special humidity-controlled cabinet known as a "urushi-muro" to allow the lacquer to properly cure.

To complete a single board, more than 120 layers - and therefore over 120 days - are required.

The resulting board, built up to a thickness of about 5 millimeters through daily layering, is then carefully carved to reveal the inner layers and transformed into a finished work of art.

This technique highlights the beauty of colored lacquer layers, creating intricate and striking patterns that emerge from the accumulation of time and craftsmanship.