{"product_id":"24k-gold-kintsugi-arita-lidded-bowl-swans-upon-blue-water","title":"24K Gold Kintsugi Arita Lidded Bowl | Swans Upon Blue Water","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"japans-first-porcelain\" style=\"font-size: 1em; color: rgb(178, 137, 91); margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJapan's First Porcelain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eArita ware has defined Japanese porcelain since the early 1600s, when the country's first porcelain kilns were built in Kyushu. Its hand-painted enamels went on to influence European tastes. This three-legged covered vessel, a form far rarer than plates or cups, carries on the tradition of painting on luminous white porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(178, 137, 91);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaped by Arita’s Legacy: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis piece also comes from Arita ware, Japan’s first porcelain tradition. Prized for its luminous white body and refined hand-painted details, embodying the harmony of precision and quiet beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(178, 137, 91);\"\u003eLearn more → \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Discover the Art and Craftsmanship of Arita Ware Porcelain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aritayaki.or.jp\/en\/arita\" style=\"color: rgb(178, 137, 91);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiscover the Art and Craftsmanship of Arita Ware Porcelain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"gold-vermilion-and-blue\" style=\"font-size: 1em; color: rgb(178, 137, 91); margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGold, Vermilion, and Blue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eThe exterior kintsugi seams are finished in 24-karat gold and polished to a traditional sheen. Inside, the fracture is traced in quiet black urushi. The restored feet are sealed in vermilion-colored urushi, and the vessel's original lines are overlaid in blue urushi and polished until they resemble still water. Lacquer artist Maki Mizuno, honored in art exhibitions in Shiga Prefecture, painted a swan and cygnet in urushi-e and maki-e over the course of the four-month restoration process, using natural urushi and methods that have been refined in Japan for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"a-water-garden-kept\" style=\"font-size: 1em; color: rgb(178, 137, 91); margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA Water Garden Kept\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eThe adornment reads the lid as a pond: blue-lacquered lines gather into water, and the swan and cygnet rest upon it among painted blossoms — possible only because this vessel broke where it did. Its collector alone meets the second restoration, a black urushi line inside, revealed when the lid is raised. Its next custodian joins a sequence of hands — potter, painter, lacquer artist — keeping Arita's porcelain line unbroken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Kintsugi Labo JAPAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47942128468157,"sku":"UN0052","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0510\/1803\/9485\/files\/lidded-bowl-authentic-kintsugi-arita-ware-24k-gold-food-safe-front-view-un0052.jpg?v=1785825885","url":"https:\/\/kintsugilabo.com\/products\/24k-gold-kintsugi-arita-lidded-bowl-swans-upon-blue-water","provider":"The Kintsugi Labo JAPAN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}