Kintsugi DOESN’T Use Gold to Attach Broken Pieces
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Kintsugi is a traditional technique of repairing cracks and chips on tableware with gold to make it look more beautiful than before. The art reflects the mind of the Japanese 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi which cherishes perfection within the imperfect.
However, did you know that you actually don’t use gold to attach the pieces in Kintsugi?
What’s actually used as glue to repair the broken pieces is lacquer.
Japan has used lacquer in various forms of craftworks such as katana sheaths, furniture, tableware, etc. to make them waterproof and for them to look more beautiful. Japan’s hot temperature and humidity was perfect for using lacquer, because the environment helps it to dry and harden quickly and firmly.
Then when does the gold come in for Kintsugi?
Gold powder is applied in the final procedure after all the pieces are fully stuck together with lacquer. The gold powder sticks to the lacquer on the cracks and the Kintsugi products we imagine are complete. So the gold is actually only on the surface, and not used for the inside.
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Kintsugi is a traditional technique of repairing cracks and chips on tableware with gold to make it look more beautiful than before. The art reflects the mind of the Japanese 侘び寂び Wabi-sabi which cherishes perfection within the imperfect.
However, did you know that you actually don’t use gold to attach the pieces in Kintsugi?
What’s actually used as glue to repair the broken pieces is lacquer.
Japan has used lacquer in various forms of craftworks such as katana sheaths, furniture, tableware, etc. to make them waterproof and for them to look more beautiful. Japan’s hot temperature and humidity was perfect for using lacquer, because the environment helps it to dry and harden quickly and firmly.
Then when does the gold come in for Kintsugi?
Gold powder is applied in the final procedure after all the pieces are fully stuck together with lacquer. The gold powder sticks to the lacquer on the cracks and the Kintsugi products we imagine are complete. So the gold is actually only on the surface, and not used for the inside.
*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects
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Interesting topic here, I always learn something new about Japan with you Shogo. I am also wondering if you will talk about the Goemonburo and Ishikawa Goemon in the future?
This does sound like japanese culture.
If you are broken and not perfect the best thing you can do is fix yourself and try to at least appear perfect from the outside
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Sorry for asking: is it true gold or just golden coloured powder?
"The gold is only on the surface, and not actually on the inside" why does that make it sound extra poetic.
I guess it wouldn't be safe for food.
Dont
@@PierreLucSex Gold is very safe to eat. That's why we use gold leaf to decorate food. And yes, gold leaf is made of real gold - at a purity higher than is typical for jewelry, even. That's also why it's so expensive
@@raerohan4241 I was thinking about the medium, laquer or resin, but thanks for the insight
Kintsugi is poetic by itself, but I do agree that that part kinda brings together the feeling it is supposed to give
This makes perfect sense. There is no imaginable way to actually repair a crack with metal gold. It's sure a nice effect, though.
I also had always wondered about that.
I was just thinking the exact same thing. I haven't done a lot of pottery but I have done loads of metalworking and blacksmithing and I know gold has zero bonding ability for the application shown. I was more curious if the Japanese had somehow developed an intricate technique for bonding clay and gold together, since they have so many other complicated procedures to give a simple elegant presentation, much like a tea ceremony.
Yeah, I've used a soldering iron to make a glass window, but gold doesn't work that way.
Did you know that gold is not glue?
Soldering maybe. Wouldn't stick so well to chinaware though
I have several nice pieces which have broken. Not having either lacquer or gold powder, I've been thinking about using epoxy and gold leaf, which I've used before in art projects. :)
I've had the same thought.
Just be mindful that you cannot use those pieces for food after. Epoxy resin is not food safe, even if some companies advertise it as such, it's only considered "food safe" under very specific conditions.
@@nobodyanon Ummm, Lacquer?
If you can't buy it in your area just order it online.
@@000snow000 thx I was about to ask this
Be very careful! Even epoxies that are rated food-safe may not suffice when you're dealing with tea utensils. I work with epoxy and most food-safe resin is used to coat objects that have intermittent food contact, i.e. tumblers, cutting boards, etc. Toxins could still leach when immersed in direct contact with hot liquids.
Plus, food-safe resins are expensive and can be difficult to work with, so I don't see any benefit to substituting epoxy for lacquer. Just words of caution, of course. Do as you wish.
THANK YOU!!! I had many friends tell me I was ruining religious metaphors by saying it wasn't pure gold but instead an adhesive with gold applied. They thought I was making it up. If they see this video maybe they'll rethink how they treated me years ago, likely not, but at least I'm vindicated by more than just a Google search (and other videos).
It sounds like you need to find better friends.
Gold isn't a welding metal, it just flakes yeah?
Dismissive pretentious know-nothing-know-it-alls are beyond frustrating.😪
The metaphor still sorta works, I think. The broken pieces are still beautiful at the end of it.
I don’t think you were ruining the metaphor, just telling those people what was actually happening.
@@ICatheraTashaI Bold of you to assume they're still my friends. Nearly a decade ago I went through two life changing upheavals. No one in my past is with me now, with the occasional exception of one sister.
"The gold is only on the surface." That jumped out at me when you said it! It embodies old sentiment nicely. Gold is a shiny ornament, but true treasure comes from the whole process.
Whilst I think that it looks beautiful that it's covered in gold, I always kind of knew that it wasn't real gold. It would have likely burnt or melted due to the heat and also would've been hella expensive pieces...
Yeah golds way too soft to be used like glue. Hence the decorative part which is then sealed if you want to use it safely as a food or drink item which well they usually are.
It wouldn't stick together. Gold is no adhesive.
but it is real gold? also why would it melt? this process doesn’t have heat involved
@@vandilore I think they were talking about how the glass or ceramic pieces could be scorched or melted if molten gold was applied. But yeah, it _is_ still real gold, just applied in powder form.
@@bennyboiart7781 but neither of those make sense... Gold melts at 1k degrees and ceramics can withstand multiple thousands of degrees. Both components are extremely heat resistant.
I actually just lost a beautiful Japanese teapot a while ago. She came to me already fractured and must not have been glued well when I got her, and broke apart. I did keep the pieces, though! I intend to perform kintsugi on her, so she may be even more beautiful.
I have 2 links I can give you! The lacquer is on Etsy and the gold dust resin is on Amazon both for these types of Japanese bowls. I’ll post 2 other comments with the links since you kept the pieces!
@@HeavyMetalKittenx Thank you! That sounds wonderful. I have been looking into the process a lot, since I am really worried about actually trying to put the pieces back together.
@@HeavyMetalKittenx don't use epoxy for cups or other food related stuff not even cutting boards
@@HeavyMetalKittenx Could you also post them here for convenience?
@@teraspeXt I'm assuming they did, but RUclips deletes comments with links in them.
Awesome!
Wabi-sabi, the philosophy of the true artist.
...and curse.
There is always room for improvements, but the artist must settle on the imperfections that sometimes no one else can see.
@@zeekjones1 uhm, sorry, may you explain? I don’t understand
@@Pale3110 Seeing and embracing the imperfections, but also knowing they are there.
One must eventually come to peace with the work done, even if there is more to do. Nothing is perfect or complete.
I appreciate this. The whole filling cracks with gold thing always seemed impractical to me, and I couldn't actually picture how someone would get molten gold in those cracks
I have always loved Kintsugi, and have even found a pseudo way of recreating the effect with acrylic paint, the gold craft paint you can find in craft stores, or nail polish
I absolutely love the golden finish given to the pieces, but sometimes a different color compliments the cracks just as well
I don't get do do it often, but I do quite enjoy repairing a broken vial or rock every now and again
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@@jamesmayle3787 no
i love learning about japan and their culture and you make it entertaining. thank you
I can't imagine actual gold being used to attach the broken pieces together since ever since I was small, they taught us that gold is weak/fragile - which made me think that if gold was used to glue them together it would be inevitable for the piece to be broken again.
I did something like this, a friend of mine gave me a little elephant statue in a glassdome. The glass broke so i mixed gold paint with glue and used that to put it back together.
I love doing this to broken things cause to me it makes it more beautiful than before
Oh man I've been wanting to fix a beautiful broken cup I have in the kintsugi style but my search a while back only turned up a complicated month-long process using rice processed into a form of glue.
I'll have to look into this lacquer method more. Thanks so much for the information!
If you’d like a quicker NON food safe method, you can use epoxy and gold powder.
Thanks for the tip, but I'm hoping to be able to drink out of this cup again.
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Now I'm intrigued by this rice glue. I wonder if it's the same rice used to make mochi because it is very sticky.
There is food safe epoxy too 💜
@@jamesmayle3787 shut up
Wow! Thank you for clearing up this common misconception! I always wondered how gold would actually manage to hold it together, as even molten it is quite bad at sticking to things
That's makes way more sense! I've used a soldering iron to make a stained glass window, but I didn't think it would be so easy to do the same thing using gold on pottery.
THANK YOU I am a fine art restorer specialised in ceramics, I know a bit about kintsugi and a friend of mine who's also a colleague specialises in kintsugi. It's really thanks to the lacquer that everything hold together, like you say. The gold part would be the "retouching" part of the work, which is the final part of a restoration work to give a full aesthetic unity to the object by either reproducing the patterns exactly, having a simplified colour for archaeological objects (to discreetly separate the new parts from the original object)... Or according to the principle of wabi sabi to magnify the object and its life.
I find a great inspiration in this art. As if cracks in the surface reveal the humble treasure inside. To me it represents the strength to become better through hardships, build your character upon loss and failure, never giving up.
Honestly, for the longest time I felt insecure and ashamed of my flaws and scars. But learning about this art of repairing broken things in a way that doesn’t seek to hide the flaws, but instead frame them in a new light as a work of art helped me accept my flaws and scars and helped bring me peace. It also served as the first key to developing my philosophy of seeking to learn as much as I can about all the cultures of the world to expand my world view and understanding to try and be a better person. Every culture has a few lessons to teach and a new perspective to offer others. Hope you have a lovely day Shogo. And I hope everyone who sees this short have a lovely day as well. And remember, you don’t have to be perfect to be a priceless work of art.
This man fuels my motivation and is my reference for character designing and plot making that is of course japanese themed. So far I'm pretty proud of it doubt I'll show it to others though there's probably gonna be that time where I end up giving up on it due to burnout, demotivation, schoolwork etc. But thank you for teaching me a lot about japanese culture!
Your channel is so entertaining. I love the way you speak, your attention to detail, how you demonstrate the correct pronunciation and above all the interesting things you talk about. Thank you 😊
I love kintsugi as a concept I have a kintsugi heart I wear around my neck
"Which cherishes the perfection within the imperfect."
Now that's dope.
thats how the light gets in
I ended up learning about wabi-sabi and kintsugi through attempting to translate an art reference sheet for an anime; I had no idea what it was and had to look it up. I really love the concept and designs that come from the philosophy! It’s beauty shines through its imperfections and earthiness, which I find so fascinating.
Fun fact: the lacquer tree traditionally used to make lacquer in Japan is a close relative of the poison ivy and poison sumac we have in North America. The tree's sap is known to cause similar skin reactions, and the compound involved, called urushiol, even takes its namesake from the tree, urushi (漆). It makes sense that it would function well as a varnish or lacquer, because urushiol's hypothesized evolutionary purpose is to self-polymerize where the plant is wounded, forming a scab and protecting the tree from infection.
I love the Philosophy behind this process, thank you for the very informative short💖💖
Iv allways loved this , I think about it every time something breaks , its beautiful
I love the philosophy of this. Plus it tested my patience repairing my mugs using this technique. It turned out amazing (on my perspectiv, someone told me adding gold made it looked trash i should have just super glued it) beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It looked wonderful and precious. Its more than just putting it back together. But the acceptance of the broken pieces and appreciating it.
I love the way this dude speaks its so relaxing
This makes a lot of sense. Thanks for clarifying!
There is a helmet in destiny 2 called precious scars based on this technique. It buffs you and allies for reviving a downed player.
My wife and I were lucky enough to get a private lesson with Hiroki Kiyokawa sensei at Heiando Kintsugi when we visited Kyoto last year. We learned the entire process from collecting and refining the lacquer to the final stages where we got to finish two tea cups and keep them as a keepsake. It ended up being the highlight of our trip. A true spiritual experience.
I love pieces with character and a story!
Love seeing this! I am a ceramicist and have always drawn so much inspiration from Japanese pottery and sculpture throughout history. My professor in college taught us kintsugi, it is so beautiful!
This is fascinating! I was curious as to whether it was leaf or whatever, but powder actually makes much more sense and has a more perfect appearance. Thanks, Shogo!
my grandfather used gold powder when he was alive and worked at a framing and picture-repairing workshop run by himself and his wife. i remember walking as a child into his office and feeling all the nice smelling chemicals he used, and watched him brush this gold powder into golden picture frames when restoring and repairing them. i miss him so much
Thank you for disproving that myth!
In a way it’s even more metaphorical because it kinda shows how the things that become broken can only shine after healing.
I’ve learned so much about Japan and it’s culture by watching your vids. They’re super interesting.
I don't know why but knowing this makes the end result even more beautiful to me
Ive learned much, much gratitude. I look forward to learning loads more. Thank You
Nice short video shogo! It made me feel better after the bad headache I had today.
This dude has been an insight for so many things I have wished to learn.
This is a wonderful channel. Thank-you 💖
I learned this information about 15 years ago, and for 15 years i completely forgot about this technique (just one of those things sometimes you just forget), and probably would never have remembered it for the rest of my life, so this was extra nice, because i really like it 😊
That makes more sense. I have always wondered, "Do an unusually high amount of people in Japan know how to solder, or...?"
Very informative, and great editing. Thank you.
This somehow makes it even deeper than it originally was
I'd buy the pieces even without the gold powder, the look of broken pieces being glued back together is pretty to me
I love the practice of making things beautiful again so much! Reducing waste and makes it more personal!
Kintsugi always seemed off to me but I couldn’t put my finger on exactly why, this clears it up! Gold is so expensive, and also SOFT, I couldn’t imagine using it to repair all these cracks! But gilding the outside, while using something strong on the inside, makes much more sense. Thank you!
It really does have a beautiful effect.
Thank you for this bit of wabi sabi info! Keep it coming, please and thank you.
Beautiful craftsmanship
Beautiful. Truly art.
This is so cool. Love your channel.
such an irony that "the beauty in the perfection" has "gold only on the surface"
It's: Beauty in imperfections, aka not being perfect
Imperfection…
That's really interesting. I love this channel.
I always wondered how it was possible to get adhesion using gold without creating a retention form. Thanks for clarifying.
I enjoy your videos so much!
Please, don't change a thing and do videos forever!
Thank you for the use of craftwork instead of craftmanship.
This is so neat!
I didn't know that! But now that I think about it that does make more sense. Thank you for sharing! Very interesting.
My Kintsugi:
Gold fingerprints everywhere!
That was interesting and informative! Thank you for sharing these details with us! ✨
Tbe beauty of Kintsugi is that it also can represent our hearts no matter how broken it gets we can always put it back together i will quote this from a game called path of exile a unique item called Kintsugis discription "Do not hide your flaws, your cracks,
mend them, and display them proudly.
For it is these that set us apart."
For a school project last year, I made a foam sword out foam, cardboard, and plastic PVC pipes. I spent so much time working on the sword, that it became more of a passion project. In the end when I needed to name it, I called it, “Wabi-Sabi Dan-Boru”.
So happy to learn this
Man, I love this practice! It is so much better than the modern disposable mindset.
Either way it looks gorgeous
I love your videos my friend
I think it still shows cherishing the perfect in the imperfect, enjoying the gold dust on top of lacquer.
Ive seen it in silver too.Both are beautiful
Oh thank you! I was worrying if the bowls are not strong enough since they're attached with gold... I kept wondering about it. Knowing they're actually attached with stronger glue gives me relief 🤭 Phew!
Gold is a soft metal, I always assumed it was a glue or liquid clay that put them back together with gold leaf or enamel for the colour. Thanks for this.
You helped me teach my students about japanese culture
I did not know this. Thank you for the info.
Thank you for this information.
Thank you for this!!
Thanks for this! I learned something new today. 😁
That makes a lot more sense.
I was wondering how they would've poured molten gold to attach the pieces together.
And in a way that's both safe and practical.
Yoh!... I'... did not knew that until now... Thanks Shogo.
I’m glad kintsugi is a thing; most people if something like a bowl or something like that broke they’d just throw it away without even trying to fix it. But with fixing it you get it keep it still AND then you can appreciate the job done to mend it as well.
I had a really nice vase from my grandparents that I totally broke like a moron. I mixed copper into epoxy and then dusted the outside without even knowing this technique, and it really does make something even more beautiful.
Im in art school right now and i swear every 3d art class i take mentions kintsugi in some form or another, and yet I had no idea that it was laquer holding thr ceramics together. I knew it couldn't be gold, since that is such a soft metal it would fall apart after very few uses!
Whoa I was stalling on my arts of Japan's class homework and it was supposed to be about waking Sabi and laquer. Thanks for saving me the time!
That's interesting. Thanks for the info!
They do look beautiful
This makes so much more sense I was like how do you use the weakest metal material to repair something???
That makes so much more sense than what my brain was thinking how it was done.
Thank you for your education
This has taught me so much!!
Oooo! Facts! Thanks Shogo!
Well, in the Land of Lustrous gold and platinum alloy is literally between the cracks, i truly get so surprised at the amount of symbolism in that series that I understand only after watching videos like yours
Much cheaper so it makes sense. I didn’t know about kintsugi before this it’s really cool!
kintsugi got me shinin babyy
I love the look of Kintsugi so much that i made a procedural shader in Blender to texture any 3D model in a Kintsugi style
Reminds me of Tanizaki's essay, In Praise of Shadows. We studied it in highschool and I've never looked at... well everything the same since. Highly highly recommend