Bowl
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Over 500 years ago in Japan, a repair technique was developed that celebrated the beauty of imperfection. Called kintsugi, which translates as “golden joinery,” this technique uses a mixture of lacquer and gold, silver, or platinum to mend an object in a way that highlights (rather than hides) the damage. More than merely a craft technique, kintsugi is a tangible display of the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, a belief in the beauty of imperfection. This Japanese tradition has been applied to ceramics in other parts of East Asia including this stoneware vessel from China.For the latest information about this object, Bowl, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.
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Unknown, Bowl, 10th century. Walters Art Museum. This Chinese bowl is repaired with a Japanese technique called kintsugi, which uses a mixture of lacquer and gold powder. CC0.
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