“People probably feel ‘purified’ or ‘forgiven’ as they think of the pottery works as their own selves and face up to their own hearts,” Nakamura said. “Those who practice kintsugi ...

In the 500 year old art of Kintsugi, which translates more or less as ‘joining with gold’, broken pottery is repaired with a seam of lacquer and precious metal. Trust the Japanese to ...

Mending the pottery, however ... workshop at Tsukamoto’s atelier to observe the kintsugi process. Tsukamoto hands me a cracked soba cup and tools to breathe new life into it.

He offers exclusive experiences through hotel partnerships (my kintsugi experience was booked through a stay at Hotel the Mitsui), as well as a selection of private pottery lessons. The studio als ...

Translating to “golden repair,” Kintsugi involves repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with gold, silver or platinum. Rather than concealing fractures, Kintsugi celebrates them ...

Rooted in the Japanese art of Kintsugi; the technique of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer to create objects of beauty, the exhibition offered a powerful metaphor for healing and renewal.

NARA--When a foreign national is invited to give a workshop on a quintessential Japanese craft technique like “kintsugi,” chances are that person is very good at what they do. Such was the ...