Japanese and Korean furniture are known in the industry. The Japanese furniture is often solid and very utilitarian. This type of furniture is known for its use of solid elm, kiri and gingko woods. This type of furniture is also known for its use of minimal ornamentation and asymmetrical design. The Korean furniture is also known for its use of many symbols like turtles, cranes and butterflies. Of the many Asian furniture, it is the Chinese furniture that is considered as the best or at least the well-known. The Chinese furniture is known for the use of minimal hardware and also features lacquer coatings, hand painting and carving.