Phase-one boundary: the 55 Chinese archive cards have not been mechanically translated. English pages will be added only when a card’s sources, wording and verification state can travel with it.
CRAFT
Lacquered leather trunk making
An English introduction to the inherited name, structure, main stages and lineage.
HISTORY
Provisional timeline
A compact route through the people, workshops and events now being checked.
CASE RECORDS
Six selected works
Objects for which enough existing material supports a useful English account.
Why the full archive remains in Chinese
Many cards are working research notes. Translation without their source and verification context would make provisional material appear more settled than it is. The English section therefore begins with a small, reviewable set rather than a duplicated database.