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This one is interesting for having, in addition to the rim, a crack and a large chip at the base, fully reconstructed two handles on the side of the vase using lacquerwork techniques. 

From the Freer Gallery of Art collection at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian. Be sure to visit the first link below to zoom in on the photos.  

Edo Period Satsuma-Ware Vase

• Body: Early Edo period. Saga prefecture, Japan
• Kintsugi: Date unknown
• https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1904.148/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/ye3cfac4fadbca2418a948f672331e909a3

From the Freer Gallery of Art collection at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian. Be sure to visit the first link below to zoom in on the photos.  

Edo Period Satsuma-Ware Porcelain Jar

• Body: Late Edo period. Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
• Kintsugi: Date unknown
• https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1899.59a-b/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/ye332f481e53da8442b86cde5f77ac23ecc

From The Curtain Foundation Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK. Be sure to visit the link below and zoom in on the photo.

Porcelain Arita-ware sake bottle

• Body: Early Edo period. Saga prefecture, Japan
• Kintsugi: Date unknown
• https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O493452/sake-bottle-unknown/

By the good graces of a current customer who got these for a good deal, I managed to get these in a trade. They weren't in the best shape with a bit of hazing from sun exposure and microscratches, but a rubdown with fresh urushi and a light buff cleaned them up beautifully.

I had always liked the text nibs on the older No. 50s, hearkening back to the old nib imprints from their vintage pens, but being so hard to find nowadays on top how much they tend to go for, I never imagined I would actually manage to own these.

The red one has the older pilot imprint and is dated 1995, while the black one, dated 2002, has an interim nib imprint from when they had switched these to Namiki branding but before they introduced the current Mt. Fuji imprint.

I'm 100% certain it's Japanese given the context of what it's written on and where the object originated from. I'm fairly certain it's a name but I can't read sosho.

Anyone help? Romaji and typed out kanji would be much appreciated.

From the Freer Gallery of Art collection at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian. Be sure to visit the first link below to zoom in on the photos. 

Tea bowl, possibly Karatsu-ware

• Body: Early Edo period. Saga prefecture, Japan
• Kintsugi: Date unknown
• https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1898.66a-m/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/ye32c206a2f267840de863056c196cd28fd

Tylopilus alboater?

Bolete...not sure which

A. caesarea?

Hmm, are these getting boring? Nah. I still like tiny projects.

I found this one for a fairly decent price for a Parker T-1 and it cleaned up quite nicely. The interesting thing that attracted me to it is that it lacks a breather hole in the nib. My other T-1s and most of the others that I've seen online and in person before all had the hole.

I think I've only ever seen one other example of this online which is an old listing on Peyton Street Pens that mentions it being a "first version," but they make no mention about the lack of a hole.

If anyone has any idea about the circumstances or reason for this variation, I'd love to hear.

In the mean time I'll enjoy the slight extra sleekness that the missing hole gives. :)

From the Freer Gallery of Art collection at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian. Be sure to visit the first link below to zoom in on the photos. 

Yatsushiro ware tea cup with Korean-style decoration

• Body: Late Edo to early Meiji period, 18th century; Kumamoto, Japan. 
• Kintsugi: Date uncertain but likely Meiji Period
• https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1901.121/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/ye3dc92c0f18cab4c028ffbfe57a988c0ab

Longquan wares were highly sought after by temples and the wealthy in Japan, and the kintsugi repair on this one (and of course its recorded provenance) show the history of its trade from China through Japan. 

From the Freer Gallery of Art collection at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian. Be sure to visit the first below to zoom in on the photos. 

Longquan Celadon Vase

• Body: Southern Song or Yuan Dynasty, 13th century; Zhejiang Province, China. 
• Kintsugi: Date unknown, but completed in Japan
• https://asia-archive.si.edu/object/F1909.355/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:fsg_F1909.355?q=lacquer+repair&record=124&hlterm=lacquer%2Brepair&inline=true

This one’s another piece from the Freer Gallery of Art collection at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian. Be sure to visit the first link below to zoom in on the photos. 

Edo Period Yatsushiro Dish

• Body: Edo period, 18th century; Kumamoto, Japan. 
• Kintsugi: Unknown. 
• https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1904.329/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/ye37dc155d38d8d488ab09a999c1c28ee7c

Not much to say about this one. I just like it a lot and it’s possible to go see this in person right now. :)

This piece is from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and is currently on view in Gallery 224 as part of the Infinite Artistry of Japanese Ceramics exhibition running through August 8, 2027. This specific piece may be rotated out during the span of the exhibition but other kintsugi repaired pieces will be on display as well.

Edo Period Aka-Raku Chawan

• Body: Edo period, 18th century; Japan. 
• Kintsugi: Unknown. Multiple repairs made at different times. 
• https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/63180

Male lone star?

It was found indoors in a northern NJ city. We haven't been out of the house much in the past couple weeks and we haven't been to any parks or the like over the same period. It was found in the bathroom where a few plants that I usually keep on the third floor balcony were draining off after watering in the tub. Squirrels and birds frequent the balcony fairly regularly.

Kintsugi repairs, are not always permanent in themselves, and over time and extended use, repaired parts will sometimes crack, open up or chip, and of course further damage may occur elsewhere on the piece. Re-repairing these areas and further repairs, however, don’t all have to be done in the same style.

This is a lovely kyō-raku chawan accented with numerous repairs done at several periods in its lifespan. A slew of red and black repairs are interspersed among the more prominent golden fissures, with some of them overlapping each other. Despite the variety, the repairs all beautifully compliment the ruddy pitted glaze. 

This piece is another one from the Freer Gallery of Art collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC. 

Be sure to check out the first link below and zoom even further into the details in the photos there.

Kyō-Raku Chawan, attributed to Tamamizu Ichigen

• Body: Edo period, 17th century; Kyoto, Japan. 
• Kintsugi: Unknown. Multiple repairs made at different times. 
• https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1900.40/
• https://collections.si.edu/search/record/ark:/65665/ye3ce23dd53ad5d467da530eedc1c639736

^(It's a holiday here tomorrow, and I'm likely going to be out for most of the day, so posting this a day early.)

Kintsugi repairs don’t always have to be just reassembly and repair—the technique can be used to create something outright new. One way to do this is with yobitsugi. 

Yobitsugi is the kintsugi technique of replacing missing fragments with with pieces of other ceramics, or even the assembly of completely disparate fragments to create an outright new piece. 

This chawan, from the collection of the Arakawa Toyozō Museum in Gifu, Japan, was originally owned by Arakawa Toyozō, the renowned Mino-yaki ceramicist and living national treasure who revived the long lost pottery traditions of the Mino region. 

The piece was assembled from nine different fragments of oribe-ware excavated from the Motoyashiki ancient kiln site in Mino, and despite having been assembled from so many different fragments with different patterns, it maintains a sense of cohesion and unity, not only in its aesthetics but also in its overall form. 

Oribe Yobitsugi Chawan

• Body fragments: Momoyama period, 17th century; Mino, Japan. 
• Kintsugi: Showa period, early 20th century. 
• Collection of Arakawa Toyozō Museum