Kyoto has been the center of production of lacquer craftworks in Japan as well as of politics and culture since the transfer of national capital to the city of Heian-kyo, supplying high-quality lacquerware made with a great deal of time and care, from religious service accessories to tea utensils of the royalty and nobility.
京都は平安遷都以後現在に至るまで、政治・文化と同様に日本の漆工芸の中心地として王朝貴族の祭祀装飾品から茶道具まで特に手間隙をかけた完成度の高い漆器を送り出してきた。