Bottle with Chrysanthemum Design
Cleveland Museum of Art

Bottle with Chrysanthemum Design

1200s-1300s

Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Termed <em>kintsugi</em> (literally meaning “gold joinery”) in Japanese, this method of repairing broken parts with glittering gold mixed with lacquer was extensively used for ceramic works in the Goryeo period, such as this one.

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