Kintsugi Dish

Glazed ceramic (Karatsu)
Kintsugi repair Taisho period, early 20th century
Edo period, 18th century
H: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
D: 13.2 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Wooden box
 
On mended ceramics, see: Flickwerk. The Aesthetics of Mended Japanese Ceramics, Exhibition Catalogue, Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art and Museum für Lackkunst, 2008