Portrait of Rio Hashimoto, Japanese urushi lacquer and kintsugi artist

Works by Rio Hashimoto

Urushi Lacquer Artist Coating Margin into Value

Based in Kyoto, Japan

Based in Kyoto, she works across urushi sculpture, video, and kintsugi, holding beauty and discomfort in tension to examine the boundaries of touch, taboo, and form. M.F.A. in Urushi Lacquering, Kyoto City University of Arts, 2025.

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Ko-Imari sake cup in blue and white sometsuke porcelain with 24K gold kintsugi seams arcing down from the rim, restored with natural urushi in Japan. Sold out.
Interior close-up of a Ko-Imari sake cup, two 24K gold kintsugi arcs meeting inside the white glazed wall just below the blue rim line, restored with natural urushi.

24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Sake Cup | Arcs Above Longevity

CHF 613.00

Ko-Imari sake cup in sometsuke blue takokarakusa porcelain with 24K gold kintsugi lines and cloud motifs in raised lacquer at the rim, restored with natural urushi. Collected.
Close-up of the rim of a Ko-Imari sake cup: cloud motifs in takamaki-e relief with kawari-nuri texture and blue urushi beside 24K gold kintsugi lines on blue takokarakusa porcelain.

24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Sake Cup | Clouds Above the Vines

CHF 613.00

Ko-Imari blue-and-white porcelain bowl with a cobalt sage-and-bamboo interior, foliate rim, 24K gold kintsugi seams within and pure silver seams outside, restored with natural urushi. Sold out.
24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Bowl | Reunion Beneath the Bamboo

24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Bowl | Reunion Beneath the Bamboo

CHF 1,021.00

Sold out: Kintsugi Ko-Imari sake cup with 24K gold and rankaku eggshell inlay on sometsuke porcelain
Interior of a kintsugi Ko-Imari sake cup showing roiro-polished gold seam meeting white porcelain, history made visible.

24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Sake Cup | Tender Ask

CHF 511.00

Sold out: Ko-Imari kintsugi bowl with 24K gold and maki-e restoration over sometsuke blue botanical porcelain.
Lower angle of a Ko-Imari kintsugi bowl showing the striped foot and sometsuke botanicals with gold lines, crafted resilience.

24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Matcha Bowl | Blue Garden

CHF 638.00

Sold out: Kintsugi Arita matcha bowl in dark charcoal glaze with branching 24K gold seams, restored with natural urushi lacquer.
Interior close-up of kintsugi gold lines converging inside an Arita matcha bowl, natural urushi lacquer beneath the gold, a tactile history.

24K Gold Kintsugi Arita Matcha Bowl | Dark Current

CHF 1,446.00

Sold out: kintsugi Ko-Imari porcelain bowl with 24K gold restoration over sometsuke blue botanical motifs
Interior close-up of kintsugi Ko-Imari bowl with gold line tracing across geometric sometsuke blue pattern, crafted resilience in every seam.

24K Gold Kintsugi Ko-Imari Bowl | Lotus Across the Sea

CHF 655.00

Sold out: kintsugi Oribe ware matcha bowl with 24K gold restoration over crackled ivory and copper-green glaze.
Side view of a kintsugi Oribe earthenware matcha bowl showing the robust hand-thrown form and gold seams over crackled glaze, heritage made visible.

24K Gold Kintsugi Oribe Matcha Bowl | Moss and Luster

CHF 681.00

One-of-a-kind restored matcha bowl using authentic Kintsugi technique by Japanese lacquer artist, currently sold out.
Close-up of golden kintsugi seams inside a Kyoto matcha bowl, capturing the grace found in visible imperfection.

24K Gold Kintsugi Kyoto Matcha Bowl | Light Beneath Open Sky

CHF 621.00

Sold out — A Nabeshima ware matcha bowl restored with authentic 24K gold kintsugi and natural urushi lacquer, featuring hand-painted floral porcelain from one of Japan's most celebrated pottery traditions. This one-of-a-kind food-safe piece by The Kintsugi Labo JAPAN has found its home.
Close-up of 24k gold kintsugi seams on Nabeshima porcelain, where scars become beauty through traditional restoration.

24K Gold Kintsugi Nabeshima Matcha Bowl | Blooming Anew

CHF 698.00

Authentic Japanese Kintsugi sake cup, hand-repaired with urushi and 24K gold, marked Sold Out.
A macro view of a delicate maki-e branch growing from the golden seam, a beautiful expression of the art of urushi lacquer and renewal.

24K Gold Kintsugi Arita Ware Cup | An Evergreen's Whisper

CHF 366.00

This sold-out piece of Japanese Kintsugi art features a Kyoto ware pottery tokkuri (sake bottle). A prime example of wabi-sabi philosophy, the broken ceramic is mended with gold, creating a unique and valuable object.
The shining 24K gold kintsugi seam on the ceramic surface, a quiet moment where the vessels journey becomes history made visible.

24K Gold Kintsugi Kyoto Ware Tokkuri | The Patina of Memory

CHF 341.00

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