Keep it long, treasure it long.

Kintsugi kit with video commentary that is easy to use even for beginners

My favorite bowl I met while traveling and a sake set I received for celebration. Even if you use it carefully, your hands may slip and crack when you wash or close it, or you may hit it and chip it. At that time, is there a vessel that "Kintsugi" crosses his head, but he doesn't know how to do it, and he can't start it because it's difficult, and it's still broken?

The Kintsugi kit made by Tsutsumi Asayoshi Urushi is not only that you can get everything you need right away, but also that the videos made for first-time users are very easy to understand, which is a hurdle to challenge for the first time. It will lower it all at once. The vessel that has been revived by Kintsugi over time and effort will be the only design in the world, and you will want to cherish it with more attachment than ever before.

Bring your precious bowl back to the table

Kintsugi is a restoration technique in which cracks and chips in ceramics are glued together with lacquer and decorated with gold. It seems that this method of repairing with lacquer is a method that was also seen in Jomon pottery in ancient times. Even if it is damaged, it is not the end, but it can be repaired and the damaged part can be shown as a part of the vessel.

The process of kintsugi is roughly divided into the following steps.
1, glue the broken ones
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2, fill the dents in the chipped part and the adhesive part
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3, sharpen the surface to make it smooth
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4. Apply the base picture lacquer (red lacquer) and sprinkle gold on it.
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5. Polish the sowed gold to give it a glossy finish.

Depending on the number of sheets, the damaged part, and the climate, each process itself can be completed in about 1 hour, and if you add the drying time, it will be completed in about 1.5 to 2 months. It is generally said that summer is good for lacquer because it dries quickly in hot and humid conditions, but we will prepare a box (cardboard, etc.) for drying and storage called muro, so we devised the humidity inside the muro. If you do so, you can proceed without problems even outside of summer.

The repaired vessel goes to the table again. It takes time and effort, but the joy of being able to use your favorite vessel that you once gave up is great, and by knowing Kintsugi, you will be able to use important vessels that you could not use easily and enjoyably. .. It is also nice to choose as a gift for those who like vessels.

I want to convey the charm of lacquer

Asayoshi Tsutsumi lacquer shop, which makes Kintsugi coffret, is a lacquer manufacturer that has been refining and selling lacquer in Kyoto since its establishment in 1902. In addition to the traditional construction method that has been passed down, we have always provided lacquer that meets the trends of the times and the needs of our customers by making full use of the newly developed high-dispersion refining method. Currently, the handling of Japanese lacquer boasts the top share in Japan, and lacquer, which is a precious blessing of nature that can only be collected from a mature tree of 10 to 15 years for about one milk bottle, is "wasted a drop". From the first generation to the present, we value the idea that "it must not be".

Although it is such a long-established lacquer maker, we believe that it is our mission to convey the charm of Japanese lacquer, and we are actively working on new attempts. One of them is an initiative called "Urushi no Ippo". By widely communicating the charm of lacquer, we aim to foster "feelings of valuing things", "attachment by using it carefully for a long time", and "feelings by continuing to use it for generations". I will. We are also promoting the "BEYOND TRADITION" project to convey new possibilities and values ​​of lacquer, which is a sustainable natural material, such as URUSHI x SURF, URUSHI x SKATE, and URUSHI x BMX.