Chinese Traditional Art Craft "Carved Lacquer Incense Case" Peony and Swallow Diameter: 6 cm Height: 2.3 cm Weight: 54 g Carved Lacquer Incense Case An incense case is a container for incense, etc., and this one is made using a technique called carved lacquer (tsuishu). Carved lacquer is a technique in which layers of red lacquer are applied, and patterns are carved into those layers. If you look closely at the design of this incense case, you can see that underneath the red lacquer on the surface, layers of green, black, yellow, and other lacquers are layered, and combined with subtle curves, they present a beautiful color tone. My family kept this. I think it's probably a souvenir from a trip to China.