Hori, Michihiro, 1975-

A beginner's guide to kintsugi : the Japanese art of repairing pottery and glass / Michihiro Hori ; translated from Japanese by Sanae Ishida. - 96 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

Originally published as Ouchi de dekiru ooraka kintsugi, ©2018.

Getting started -- Kintsugi basics -- Kintsugi finishing touches -- Other kintsugi applications.

This book shows you how to repair ceramics, pottery and glass using lacquer and metal in a way that makes the broken places a part of the story. It introduces the simplest, safest and least expensive way to do kintsugi at home, and guides you through everything from assembling and mixing the materials to creating a replacement for a hopelessly shattered shard.


Translated from the Japanese.

9784805316740 (hardback)


Ceramics--Repairing.
Glassware--Repairing.
Lacquer and lacquering.


Handbooks and manuals.

NK4233 / .H6713 2022

738.18