About NewTrek Lacquerware
Ancient Craft. New Forms.
NewTrek Lacquerware brings Tiantai dry lacquer with ramie into contemporary life—through Buddhist sculpture, portable figures, gold-lacquer vessels and collectible objects shaped by hand.
Our Beginning
Tradition, Carried Forward
NewTrek began with a belief that traditional craft should remain part of living culture—not confined to temples, museums or history books.
We work with the possibilities of Chinese Natural Lacquerware: different forms, different scales, one exacting process. Some pieces are made to travel with you. Others are created for a quiet interior, a place of practice or a collection.
Our name reflects that direction: a new journey for an inherited craft, grounded in its place of origin and open to what comes next.
Tiantai Dry Lacquer with Ramie
Forty-Eight Processes
Practiced in Tiantai since the Eastern Jin period, dry lacquer with ramie was included in China's first national list of intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
Ramie, natural lacquer and mineral materials are built up layer by layer, then shaped and finished entirely by hand. The method can become sculpture, a portable figure or a lacquer vessel—each form carrying the marks of time, touch and skilled judgment.
Inside the Process
Heritage
A closer look at the rhythm, patience and handwork behind NewTrek Lacquerware.
Our Approach
Fewer Objects. Deeper Meaning.
Craft, clearly told. Materials, process and place come before exaggerated claims.
Made by hand. Subtle differences in surface and finish belong to the work.
Tradition in use. 1800-year history. Heritage stays alive when it is understood, cared for and given a place in contemporary life.
One Craft. Many Forms.
Beyond a Single Piece
Portable Mañjuśrī is our beginning, not our boundary. NewTrek will continue to explore Buddhist figures in different scales, gold-lacquer bowls, and other objects made through China's same traditional craft.