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That would appear to be urushi, based on the skin rash caution, but usually flat lacquer isn’t seen on jnats, though you do see some different colors used on them in Japan. Small quantities come in a...

Hon urushi (the toxic lacquer) and cashew lacquer are traditional in Japanese culture for this purpose. They used what they had in the late 1800s/early 1900s, they didn’t have synthetic products....

In a hone/honing context it’s used to seal the sides and/or back of Jnats.