The craft of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer dusted with gold or other metallic powder.
How it is played
Fragments are joined with lacquer, cured over time and finished with metallic powder along the seam.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Japan.
Origins
A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.
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