Having developed side-by-side with court nobles and mercantile houses who are its customers, Kyo-shikki is extremely expensive compared with lacquerware produced in the other areas, with a design which is thin, delicate and elegant.
顧客である公家や商家と隣接し発達した京漆器は薄く繊細で気品高いデザインをもち、他産地の漆器に比して極端に高価である。