Kintsugi: Japanese Repair Technique
Kintsugi roughly translates as 'joining with gold' (kin is 'gold' and tsugi is 'join').. It is a centuries-old Japanese repair technique which uses urushi (Japanese lacquer) dusted with powdered gold to restore broken ceramic and porcelain vessels. Rather than masking fractures, kintsugi highlights them with gold to tell an object's story. . Items which have …
