KINTSUGI | Kintsugi Cup, The vintage and broken Japanese pottery repaired with the KINTSUGI high quality technique. #KIN9008, Express shipping

Kintsugi 金継ぎ

The word "Kintsugi" (金継ぎ) comes from the Japanese. Kin (gold) and Tsugi (join) and therefore literally means “to join with gold.” The art of Kintsugi is called "Kintsukuroi" (金繕い), meaning "mending with gold." This classic technique, discovered in the fifteenth century, invites us to repair a broken object by enhancing its scars with real gold powder instead of trying to hide them. In Zen aesthetics, the broken pieces of an accidentally-smashed pot should be carefully picked up, reassembled and then joined together with lacquer inflected with a very luxuriant gold powder to render the fault-lines beautiful and strong. The precious veins of gold are there to emphasize that breaks have a philosophically-rich merit all of their own. This is a long and extremely accurate repairing process with many steps, taking several weeks or even months. It is even said that it sometimes takes a whole year to achieve the best Kintsugi.

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Dimension: Diameter 11.5 cm Hight 7.5 cm
Weight: 244 g
Country of origin: Japan

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We use the vintage, broken high quality Japanese pottery, repaired with the KINTSUGI technique.
Notice:
1. These art pieces are NOT FOR FOOD
2. The golden lines are sensitive, please touch or hold carefully
3. Please clean with dried soft fabric
4. Product is individually handmade. The colored texture can vary slightly.

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What customers will receive:
1. KINTSUGI in a satin bag and placed in a gift box
2. Postcard: Story of KINTSUGI
3. FREE SHIPPING for KINTSUGI items. Shop will ship by DHL Express, arriving in 3-5 days.
**IMPORTANT: Please provide your Telephone/Mobile number DHL Express requires this for shipment.
**When customers buy KINTSUGI with others ceramic items. All items will be shipped by DHL Express.