The Art of the Broken - Kintsugi - Japanese Traditional Art

In Japan, when a thing so precious, hold a dearing memory to its user, is broken- rather than throwing it away or keeping it broken still; the Japanese people mend this broken craft back together with a twist, thus creating the traditional art called Kinstsugi (金継ぎ).

Kintsugi (金継ぎ) in which literally translate as Gold Joinery, is an art in which similar to the other Japanese traditional techniques called Maki-e as they also use Urushi as the bridge to mend the broken pieces together.

The art of Kintsugi dated back to the Shogun Era of the Japanese people when the Japanese Emperor/ Shogun broke a Chinese tea bowl. Do not wanting to throw this piece away, the Shogun sent the broken bowl back to China for impairment. However, what was sent back was an ugly put-together tea bowl in which push the Japanese for a better way to repair item that have more aesthetic values.

For the Japanese people, the broken trace does not lowered the value of the item, but rather enhances it as it hold more historical values as well as the captivating looks it brings to the eyes.

There are plenty of Kintsugi style, in which some I stated as follow:
Nyuu (Hibi) (ひび)
Kakenokin (欠けの金)
Yobi (呼び)
Warenokin (われの金)

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[markhoward]

Thanks for posting, any idea on the sound track ?