Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. Thus, Kintsugi is closely associated with ceramic vessels of the Japanese tea ceremony.

This private workshop enables you to penetrate the secret world a genuine urushi lacquerware artist of Kyoto, who strives to preserve this longstanding Japanese tradition into the modern age. After an introduction about Kintsugi & lacquerware, you will see how a true artist does at work, then try this Kintsugi repairing technics by yourself with the ceramic item of your choice.