r/kintsugi

Hello! Looking for some advice here. My housemate bumped this stack of dishes off of a shelf in our kitchen and they shattered on the countertop. I bought these in Japan with my spouse on our honeymoon and they are sentimental. My housemate felt really bad and super glued them back together before I got home. I would love to figure out a way to dissolve the super glue and do a traditional repair on these bowls using urushi laquer and gold or brass powder. I am very meticulous and am generally good at fine detail projects, so if possible would like a way to make these more beautiful so my spouse and I can keep enjoying them. Thanks!

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

Here is the state of progress of one of my projects :)
The hole has been filled, and I’ll put abalone pieces in it, in a few days :)

How can this 20oz coffee be made safe for hot coffee again or can it ?

Butter Bells are submerged in water constantly, os it would have constant contact with water.

Hi everyone, I recently acquired a piece that had previously received some sort of glue spout repair. I am looking for help and advice on how to safely remove the glue so the finish is not harmed on this vintage Japanese teapot. It would be nice to get it to a state where all the pieces are free of glue and can be reattached using natural urushi methods. I am not very experienced, and this will technically be my third project, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

This is a pretty old bowl made by my father used for my cats. A friend accidentally shattered it while watching them. I have seen kintsugi before and thought it could be a neat thing to try to repair it. I’m looking for some advice on whether this would be possible. The bowl is quite thin but I do have all the pieces minus the visible chip in the glaze and a tiny pinhole on the right side. There is also a hairline crack at the edge of the largest piece where it meets the bottom. Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated.

So,theres this gap there i filled with epoxy and mica,idk really how to remove it all since with a razor blade its hard as hell and i allready cut half my finger lol,i tjought maybe sand it,do you guys any better allternstive?

I recently bought this hand made ruyao celadon shiboridashi. Sadly, it dribbles no matter how carefully I pour. It occured to me it might be possible to use kintsugi to reshape the spout to stop the dribbling. Only I'm not sure what is wrong with the current spout? Any idea how tricky that might be?

As background, I have been doing traditional kintsugi repairs for about a year and a half, mostly just chip repairs, hairline cracks and simple breaks. Nothing as technical as trying to fix a pour.

My other option, I guess, is to aquire a tea tray to contain the spillage, and let my shibo dribble away with gusto.

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