kyusu of Kutani-ware

I’ve just begun learning skills of kintsugi and I’m going to take notes on what I practice.

‘kintsugi (金継ぎ)’ or ‘kintsukuroi (金繕い)’ means repairing broken ceramics using lacquer (漆). The technique has developed since medieval period in Japan.

This kyusu (Japanese tea pot)  is one of my first kintsugi work. It’s technically far from satisfaction, but I was very glad to be able to fix its lid for myself.

This is antique Kutani-ware(九谷焼). I bought it from an antique seller with a broken lid at bargain price. I finished it with gold powder that suits with this kyusu very well.