The name is a nod to the legendary Japanese artists famous for their skillful lacquer painting technique known as urushi-e.

It is handcrafted from the finest, most durable black water buffalo leather and based on the same functional principles as the B-strap. The edges are rounded off, cleaned, sanded and burnished to perfection for an elegant smoothness; then they are painted by hand in 5 different steps with a series of special lacquers made particularly for leather: Under normal care conditions it will not crack or peel.

Frankly speaking, the Leica M and the Urūshī are a match made in heaven. There's simply no other strap like it.