Ceramic Vase Broken Clay

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Ceramic vase broken clay.

Click picture for lesson details. Examine the vase to determine the extent of the damage. The old clay pot in top view. With modern adhesives fillers paints and cold glaze it s possible to perform seamless repairs to damaged ceramic and pottery objects.

The only way to restore such an object is by using cold materials and process. Broken antique clay pot or traditional jar on abandoned hut. Broken clay vase isolated on white background. Cementing filling painting and cold glazing broken porcelain china with missing pieces.

Kintsugi 金継ぎ golden joinery also known as kintsukuroi 金繕い golden repair is the japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold silver or platinum a method similar to the maki e technique. As a philosophy it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object rather than something. Simple chips and cracks can be repaired with ceramic adhesive or cement while larger or irregular damages may require using putty to aid in cosmetic repairs. By repairing broken ceramics it s possible to give a new lease of life to pottery that becomes even more refined thanks to its scars.

The japanese art of kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide but to display with pride.