Kanshitsuzo has two types: 'Dakkatsu-kanshitsuzo,' the hollow dry lacquer technique, where pieces of hemp cloth soaked in lacquer are layered to a thickness of 1 cm; and 'mokushin-kanshitsuzo,' wood-core dry lacquer technique, which is a simplified version of the former dry lacquer technique.
乾漆造には麻布を1センチほどの厚みに貼り重ねて形成する「脱活乾漆造」と、これを簡略化した技法と思われる「木心乾漆造」がある。