Kintsugi: the poetic mend

Uittreksel

"Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with a precious metal, usually gold, silver or platinum. The technique celebrates the history of the object and, rather than disguising a repair, highlights it and makes it beautiful. ...This book explains what traditional kintsugi is and how it is done, giving historical examples and using interviews of traditional kintsugi masters in Japan. It reflects on the possible reasons for its development, looking especially at a cultural attitude of "creativity through destruction." Different kinds of repairs will be discussed, including the earlier "staple" repair often seen in Chinese ceramic wares and the development of yobitsugi, in which shards from different vessels are pieced together in a patchwork, and other kintsugi techniques." -- Amazon.com.

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Cracks made whole in a golden repair ...and Nekowaride -- Beautiful joins ...and kintsugi in Arizona -- Four historic elements ...and a famous temper -- Materials and techniques ...and a collaboration -- Cracks, breaks and reconstructions: kintsugi in contemporary use ...and a visit to Goro -- A metaphoric world ...and a kintsugi repair.