Kintsugi
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Kintsugi, also known as kintsukuroi, is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. The m
Repair work (right) on Mishima ware hakeme-type tea bowl with kintsugi gold lacquer, 16th century
Small repair (top) on Nabeshima ware dish with hollyhock design, over-glaze enamel, 18th century, Edo period
Nanking reticulated basket, c. 1750, mended with metal staples
Kyūsu broken lid top P Nr°1256
Mottainai
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Mottainai is a Japanese phrase conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because it is too good. The term can be translated to English as "What a waste!"
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…Japanese craft – Handicrafts of Japan Mottainai – Japanese term translates as "What a waste!" Wabi-sabi – Japanese aesthetic about imperfection…
Mottainai written on a truck, followed by the sentence "I strive towards zero emission"
Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai has used the word mottainai in an environmental protection campaign.