Arts & Culture
Kintsugi: Repairing Pottery with Gold Lacquer
Quick fact
The word kintsugi literally means 'gold joinery,' and the technique is said to have become popular after shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa received a prized tea bowl repaired with ugly metal staples and asked for a more elegant solution.
Why this is interesting
A shattered bowl is usually a reason to throw something away — but in Japan, it can become the beginning of a more beautiful object.