{"id":34582,"date":"2022-07-12T15:20:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fineart-restoration.co.uk\/?p=34582"},"modified":"2023-07-18T15:46:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T14:46:39","slug":"golden-imperfections-professional-kintsugi-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fineart-restoration.co.uk\/news\/golden-imperfections-professional-kintsugi-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden imperfections: professional kintsugi restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with precious metals, enhancing and elevating the importance of the damaged areas rather than hiding them. This deeply philosophical approach to restoration has a place in our studio as a time-honoured tradition, meaning that as well as conservation methods, our experts can also perform kintsugi upon request.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This article will look at the ideas behind kintsugi, as well as the ways in which it can be achieved and the beautiful restoration it can result in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The kintsugi approach to restoration allows a breakage to become an important part of the object\u2019s history, whether this is a bowl, plate, cup or ornament. This is connected to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, an artistic outlook that accepts and appreciates imperfection. This focus is seen throughout Japanese art, an acceptance of impermanence has its origin in Buddism as one of the three marks of existence. The word kintsugi translates to English as \u2018golden joinery\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This philosophy of beauty in imperfection can also be found in Japanese pottery, with raku ware and hagi ware often having a wholly unique finish unlike the industrialised \u2018perfect\u2019 porcelain produced in Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Historically, staples were used to mend broken ceramics. Just like kintsugi, these repairs were seen as inspirational in their imperfection. The many origin stories of kintsugi hint toward it being a new and more luxurious way to restore breakages that still allows for a focus on the shattered pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nKintsugi philosophy<\/b><\/h2>\n
Materials and processes<\/b><\/h2>\n