Product Description
<About Kintsugi Part>
After carefully joining the broken pieces using urushi (Japanese natural lacquer), finishing with the 24-karat gold powder by sprinkling to decorate the joined parts. In order to make gold of Kintsugi portion show up more on the blue vessels, the vessel is carefully polished with polishing powder on the fingers at last.
<About the Original Vessel>
This is Arita porcelain produced in Kyushu. Unfortunately, it has been broken at the wholesaler by the earthquake.
Arita town in Saga Prefecture, is the birthplace of Japanese porcelain, which was first produced in the early 1600s when high-quality stones for raw materials of porcelain were found in the area (northwest of Kyushu) and craftsmen from Korea introduced manufacturing techniques.
At first, they made imitations of Chinese porcelain, but from the mid-17th century onward, they gradually began to express Japanese-style patterns. At the same time, China's dynasty changed from Ming to Qing, and porcelain exports declined dramatically. Dutch merchants involved in exports sought alternative porcelain and turned their attention to Arita ware porcelain. Since then, Arita ware has been exported extensively as a status symbol of the European aristocracy.
<Thoughts Behind the Piece>
Make this beautiful blue vessel look like the earth. Although there are national borders in the earth, we hope that Kintsugi will become an art form that transcends differences and brings people together. Hope you will enjoy the Kintsugi earth with a beautiful contrast of blue and gold in your hand.
Why don't you spend a mindful time with one-of-a-kind Kintsugi pottery?
May you feel the beauty of the imperfection of Kintsugi.
All materials we use are natural and do not have any risks of toxicity.
The piece comes with a paulownia box, including care advises and a certificate of origin and quality.
Product Details
Size
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Ø170 H50mm |
Weight
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265g |
Material
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Vessel: Porcelain Kintsugi portion: the 24k gold, natural Japanese lacquer |
Production Days |
2 months |
Kintsugi Artist
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Nobuyasu Suginaka, Shiga JAPAN |
Production area of vessel
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Arita ware, Saga prefecture JAPAN |
Usage |
Tableware (food-safe) |