Kintsugi 金継ぎ is known as the Japanese art of putting broken things back together, like broken pottery, using materials mixed ...
“Blue Moon,” shown here in a provided photo, is one of Naoko Fukumaru’s kintsugi artworks, based on a Persian earthenware plate from the 10th-12th century CE. Kintsugi is the 500-year-old Japanese art ...
In today’s world, people often try to hide their flaws and aim for perfection. However, the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi offers a different and inspiring way to look at life. Kintsugi, which means ...
I recently took a course in kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery and highlighting the cracks with gold. The mended piece ends up being more beautiful and more valuable than ...
At Shiba Park Hotel, the paid English-language Kintsugi experience is offered exclusively to staying guests. Engaged in various efforts to pass lacquerware culture on to the next generation, Mr Kenyu ...
In 2023 I visited Japan where there’s an art form known as Kintsugi, which means “to join with gold.” When a ceramic bowl or treasured piece breaks, it isn’t thrown away. Instead, it’s carefully ...
Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of repairing ceramics with lacquer and gold dust. The idea is to highlight the imperfections of a piece and celebrate its new form, rather than hide its chips ...
Kintsugi is a unique Japanese repair technique in which cracked or chipped pottery is restored using lacquer and then decorated with gold powder, elevating the breakage itself into beauty. This ...