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Lacquer (I hope) bottle

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« on: September 13, 2012, 02:27:51 am »
Ah I can see that now, the process of moulding and then finishing by hand, that makes a lot of sense.

George and Tom: so you're almost saying that 'synthetic resin' is just a modern material available to the craftsmen at that time (mid 20th Century) and should not be looked down upon on as 'inferior'? The craftsmen was just doing his job. In fact a craftsmen could make a bottle from micro-chips and it should still be looked at with a respectful eye, even though it is an unnatural and modern material? Thats a very open-minded way of looking at materials, I like that. My brain automatically goes; 'modern = bad'.

I might have MASSIVELY over-elaborated and put words in your mouth there Smiley

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