Here is a cup I am repairing. I first did a paper handle to get the size and width I need. I then used very thin wood, soaked it in vinegar to make it pliable and then fit it and attached it will sabi.
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This video has no audio. This video shows step 6, shaping. https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=80 The first few minutes show cutting bevels, the last part shows shaping.
I got this recently in this condition. It is a 2 level ceramic container. The collector who had it had it repaired and then must have dropped it again. Traditional kintsugi, Edo Imari container
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There is no audio in this video. The step 5.5 refers to this page, https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=80
I am filling small holes and indents using sabi, a mixture of jinoko and lacquer, red in this video as I had it left over from a different process.
This shows application of middle lacquer, step 6 on this page, https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=80 I am using basic lacquer. I don’t apply it to the whole line as I am doing touch-up.
Here are some new pieces.
The 2 bowls are from about 1700-1740, Japanese Imari. The metal is silver.
The large, ceremonial sake cups are from Meiji and from a kiln in the Hikone area of Japan.
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