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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 China.
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Document identity
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10841
label
Bowl
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object
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10841
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object
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normalized
title
Bowl
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 China.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
10th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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bowls (vessels)
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7
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7
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import
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cm
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6.2
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13.2
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H: 2 7/16 × Diam: 5 3/16 in. (6.2 × 13.2 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
med
wheel made stoneware with celadon glaze with impressed design and lacquer repair
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6238
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CHN
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2514
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