kintsugi is beautiful!
Kintsugi is the unique and traditional Japanese art of repairing broken, chipped and cracked pottery using lacquer and gold. Pottery repaired using Kintsugi dates back to 16th century Japan (the Muromachi period) and makes use of many crafts using lacquer, one of which is called “Makie” which grew alongside the Japanese philosophy of the tea ceremony which comes from a belief in the beauty of imperfections. Pottery repaired using Kintsugi techniques are seen at museums and many of these pieces are recognize
Kintsugi History Dates back to the Muromachi period (1338-1573), when Yoshimasa Ashikaga, the 8 th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, found a crack on his Matcha bowl, which he had been treasuring. He sent the piece to China to get it repaired, however no one had the skill to repair cracked pottery, so the piece was sent back with a clamp on it.