Kintsugi: Using Gold to Fix Broken Pottery into New Art

Dec 08, 2021

Kintsugi is an art form that uses gold to mend broken ceramics and embrace their flaws. 

Kintsugi is an art form that uses gold to mend broken ceramics and embrace their flaws. Despite its Japanese name, its roots can be found in Chinese lacquer craft. This Chinese craftsman has been doing it for eight years, and he shows us how he repairs these items step by step.

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