It is also written 金間, 金磨, 金馬. A lacquer technique in which patterns are carved on black lacquer and filled in with red lacquer, lacquered again and polished for gloss. Gold foil or colored lacquer may also be used. It was started in northern Thailand, Laos and Burma, and introduced to China from where it came to Japan. It was used for *kōgō 香合 (an incense container) and *jikirō 食籠 (lacquered food container), and was especially admired by tea adepts. In the late Edo period, in Takamatsu 高松 (modern Kagawa Prefecture) Tamakaji Zōkoku 玉楮象谷 (1805-69) developed the technique into a local industry called takamatsushikki 高松漆器 (Takamatsu lacquerware). Bamboo strips are woven into a basket, coated with lacquer, carved into patterns such as small flowers, leaves, animals, or human figures, filled with red, blue, or yellow lacquer, coated again and polished.