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The technical and artistic roots of kintsugi (golden joinery) build upon traditional experiences of the trade with urushi (Japanese lacquer). With kintsugi the urushi sprinkeld picture technique – makie – is realized in a very special way. Archaeological finds prove that the use of urushi in Japan – in contrast to earlier estimates – developed independently from Chinese and Korean influence starting around 7000 years ago. It was not until later that there was an exchange between these countries. Urushi had been used to glue earthenware in Japan earlier than 2500 years BC. During these early periods this gluing technique stood probably exclusively under the signs of conservation and remanufacturing of ceramics without trying to give too much consideration to special aesthetic pretensions.
