Plain lacquered ware was popular as a unique modality characteristic in the Song Dynasty when handicrafts especially porcelain were extremely developed. Taking it as an example, this paper provides a reference for lacquerware to achieve contemporary transformation. This paper analyzes the current situation of the lacquerware industry from three aspects:uneven personnel and persistent difficulties; the relatively single category of lacquerware and its separation from daily use; the confusion of the market and the unsound management mechanism. At the same time, it compares the appearance, function, technology and system of plain lacquered ware in the Song Dynasty, returns to the historical situation, and analyzes that the survival of plain lacquered ware is inseparable from the popularity of Neo Confucianism, the rise of literati, the progress of science and technology, the prosperity of Commerce and the rationality of system, and further compares with the current social situation. By using ancient ideas for today's reference, this paper puts forward that the necessary path for contemporary transformation of lacquerware should take into account practicality in function, aesthetics in design, modern technology in production, brand awareness in marketing, and the establishment of a sound regulatory system for the industry, try to proposed the corresponding specific implementation and operation methods,build theoretical model.