Japan tallow

English Etymology Based on the (more common) name en Japan wax, this term was coined because the substance is not actually a wax. Noun ~ en Japan wax. en 1910 Interstate Druggist - Volume 44 150 Japan tallow and beeswax were mixed in various proportions and the melting points, solidifying points and densities of the mixtures observed. en 1921 Bulletin of the Imperial Institute - Volume 19 520 France imports annually from Japan considerable quantities of Japan tallow, derived from the fruits of Rhus succedanea. en 1992 The Traditional Crafts of Japan: Wood and bamboo Tadashi Inumaru; Mitsukuni Yoshida In place of traditional methods in which materials such as gesso, yellow ocher, powdered earth, liquid glue, and Japan tallow were used to obtain a gloss, and transparent lacquer was rubbed into the wood to protect it, materials such as artificially produced varoids and lacquer came into widespread use.