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Kintsugi was developed along withalongside the tea ceremony inherited by [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sen_no_Riky%C5%AB|Sen no Rikyu|new_window=true] (千利休). During [link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period|the Sengoku Warring States period|new_window=true] in Japan (15th and 16th Centuriescenturies) , tea utensils were given to warriors as spoils of war. Broken tea utensils that were givenrepaired with gold or lacquer to make themfillings were considered more valuable than they originally werein their original state. The development of the kintsugi technique gave birth to a culture that accepted that one day they would be brokenembraced the inevitability of things breaking. | | | Sometimes we accidentally break or chip our precious ceramic products. Rather than throwing them away, there is a better way: Kintsugi, a traditional Japanese technique, that can be used to successfully repair such products in a simple way. | |
Sometimes you can accidentally break or chip your precious ceramics. Rather than being throwing them away, there is a more sensible way-Kintsugi, a traditional Japanese technique, can be used to successfully repair them in a casual way. The coffeeCoffee you drink from a mug that you have repaired with your own hands will taste even better.! |
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