漆器颜色变暗不等于坏了：三个使用问题一次说清

▍问答

问 ｜ 漆器用久了颜色变暗，是不是就坏了

答 ｜ 多数情况是正常变化。生漆在光照与空气作用下颜色会逐渐加深、变沉，浅色漆面尤其明显。真正的损坏另有表征：开裂、起翘、脱漆、表面发黏或有异味。判断办法很直接，看有没有裂纹与起壳，用软布轻擦看能否恢复光泽；只是变暗的，属于材料的自然走向。

问 ｜ 送人之前，要不要先自己用一段时间

答 ｜ 建议验货，不建议开封使用。验货看三处，接口与开合是否顺畅、表面有无瑕疵、配件是否齐全；食器与茶器可先清洗并试一次水，确认无异味、无渗漏。养护说明宜随礼附上。已经用过的器物当礼物，开口说明比假装新品更妥帖。

问 ｜ 家里有小孩，哪些器物要放高一点

答 ｜ 按三条排。轻薄易碎的，如薄胎瓷与薄木胎漆器；带可拆卸小件的，如银饰配件、镶嵌件；以及尺寸小到能被放进嘴里的。摆放上避开孩子常跑动的路线，能入柜就入柜。漆器另有一条，固化漆膜本身稳定，但破损后的碎片仍有划伤风险，磕坏的要及时收走。

问 ｜ 这些养护知识，韵和鸣会讲吗

答 ｜ 这方面我们做的是把问题攒起来系统答。漆器怎么养、竹器怎么防潮、银饰怎么防氧化、织锦怎么收纳、不同场合怎么选，按类归进「答疑录」逐条写，读者问过的都留档。拿不准的直接在后台问，当场答不上的，我们去问做这件东西的老师再回。

▍说在最后

器物的变化，多数时候是它在正常变老。变暗、包浆、边角磨圆，这些痕迹属于使用本身；开裂、起壳、发黏，才需要处理。分清这两类，养器物这件事就轻松了大半。

你家里有哪件器物，用出了让自己喜欢的痕迹？留言说说，下期「答疑录」也许就写它。

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If lacquer darkens with use, is it ruined?

Usually it is normal change. Under light and air, raw lacquer deepens and settles in tone, pale surfaces most of all. Real damage looks different: cracks, lifting, flaking, tackiness or a smell. The test is direct: look for cracks and lifted edges, wipe gently with a soft cloth to see whether sheen returns. Darkening alone is the material ageing as it will.

Should a gift be used before giving it?

Inspect, but do not start using it. Check three things: joints and closures, surface condition, completeness of parts. For food and tea vessels, wash once and test with water for odour or seepage. Care notes belong with the gift. If a piece has been used, saying so is better than passing it off as new.

With small children at home, what should be kept higher?

Three lines. Thin and fragile pieces, such as eggshell porcelain or thin-bodied lacquer; items with detachable small parts, like silver fittings and inlays; and anything small enough to reach a mouth. Keep them off the routes children run and inside cabinets where possible. One more for lacquer: the cured film is stable, but broken shards can still cut, so damaged pieces should be cleared away promptly.

Does YUNHEMING cover this kind of care?

Our approach is to gather questions and answer them systematically. Lacquer care, bamboo against damp, silver against tarnish, brocade storage, choosing for different occasions, each is sorted into this column and written up, and questions from readers are kept on file. Ask in the message box; where we cannot answer at once, we ask the maker and come back.

Most change in an object is it ageing as it should. Darkening, patina, edges worn round belong to use; cracks, lifting and tackiness need attention. Tell the two apart and caring for a piece becomes far lighter.

Which piece in your home has worn into marks you like? Tell us below; the next issue may take it up.

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