Kintsugi: the art of mending in Japan

Kintsugi is the ancient technique of mending treasured ceramics with natural urushi lacquer glue and then covering in gold powder.  In the Japanese aesthetic it makes no sense to hide the join or mend, instead it should be celebrated as part of the life of the object.

So when our first delivery was broken, there was only one thing to do.  We sent the vase off to Kintsugi Oxford to be repaired.  It returned this week and it looks great.