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Inspired by the enduring captivation that Japanese lacquer continues to hold, Resene sought out a solution that combines the enticing jetness Where the name comes from and glossiness thats synonymous with lacquerware in a way that would MostcommonlyassociatedwithstrikingJapanesecrafts,blackbe kinder on the planet. For the deepest pigmentation possible, the lacquer has been applied to a wide variety of useful and decorativeResene Technical Team looked to its recently released colour, Resene objects, from furniture to artwork to religious iconography for manyBlackest Blackthe jettest hue in Resenes colour range. These same millennia. 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