The basic unprocessed lacquer is called "raw lacquer" (生漆: "ki-urushi" in Japanese, "shengqi" in Chinese). This is directly from the tree itself with some impurities filtered out. Raw lacquer has a water content of around 25% and appears in a light brown colour. This comes in a standard grade made from Chinese lacquer, which is generally used for ground layers by mixing with a powder, and a high quality grade made from Japanese lacquer called "kijomi-urushi" (生正味漆) which is used for the last finishing layers.