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Source Description
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 Korea.
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Document identity
localId
4176
label
Celadon Box
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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4176
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Celadon Box
description
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 Korea.
provenance
Lispenard and Marshall Green; given to Walters Art Museum, 1994.
date
n. d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
8.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 × Max W: 3 7/16 in. (3.9 × 8.8 cm); H of top: 11/16 × Max W: 3 7/16 in. (1.8 × 8.8 cm); H of bottom: 7/8 × Max W: 3 1/4 in. (2.3 × 8.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Korean
med
mold made stoneware with celadon glaze, lacquer repairs
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2851
collection_ids
JPK
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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