Healing, psychology, and Christianity Publications using Kintsugi as the metaphor
Page Updated on: 9/21/2026
Kintsugi Pottery Examples
Broken Ceramics Restored with Gold
Broken ceramics repaired with the Japanese art of Kintsugi are given new life, their golden scars becoming part of each piece's unique story. This ancient technique celebrates imperfection, resilience, and beauty. Below you can explore our Kintsugi repair examples gallery, where broken pottery has been restored in our studio. Artist: Morty Bachar
12 "Time" Ceramic Sculpture Restored with 23.5K Gold Kintsugi , The Winding Path Represents Time, While the Gold Honors the Fractures We Overcome Along the Way
13 23.5K gold-repaired Kintsugi vase was created as an award for former U.S. Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, recognizing his mental health advocacy. Presented during STARs Day 2025 by the STAR Network Foundation
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Stoneware Kintsugi gold
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Crackled glaze Japaneses gold Kintsugi bowl
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Thai celadon gold Kintsugi bud vase, a fusion of Thai craftsmanship and Japanese tradition
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Gold red Kintsugi bud vase / pitcher
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Moonlit Blue Moorcroftl gold Kintsugi vase
Video - How is Kintsugi Made Using Gold or Gold Effect
19 11" Custom gold Kintsugi urn created as a tribute symbolizing strength and connection
20 Before and After Kintsugi - Woman figure Cheongsam bud vase with Lotus design was repaired using 23.5K gold Kintsugi process. In Eastern religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism, the red lotus flower is often regarded as a representation of purity, rebirth, and divinity. It symbolizes rising from a dark place into beauty and rebirth very much similar to the meaning of Kintsugi.
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A personalized porcelain baby shoe, made to commemorate a baby’s birth with 23.5K gold Kintsugi
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Cobalt blue gold Kintsugi bowl
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Light blue / gray gold Kintsugi bowl
24 Before and After Kintsugi - 23.5K gold Kintsugi vase made for Prince Lorenzo de Medici, Italy ..
This Kintsugi vase was selected as a White House gift for the Japanese Prime Minister, 2024 , Press
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Kintsugi vase created for a psychology clinic as a visual expression of healing and therapy
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Before and After Kintsugi - Lynn Latimer Kintsugi Iridescent Glass -- 17" shallow bowl / platter"
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Gold Kintsugi bowl with a plum tree design blending the symbolism of the plum tree with the Kintsugi philosophy. The plum symbol holds high regard in Japanese culture often associated with perseverance, renewal, and the arrival of spring.
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Red heart gold Kintsugi dish
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Before and After Kintsugi - Tall glass vase / pitcher Kintsugi repair
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A 2-foot-tall broken red travertine stone sculpture repaired using the Japanese art of Kintsugi and finished with 23.5K gold powder
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Cobalt blue Kintsugi bowl
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Japanese Celadon gold Kintsugi bowl
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Before and After Kintsugi - Female body vase repaired with 23.5K gold Kintsugi
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Blue Crystalline gold Kintsugi vase
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Kintsugi bowl with heart gemstone
37 Bronze Kintsugi mug
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A custom Kintsugi vase, made to reflect a personal story. The missing segment honors someone no longer present; the golden lines celebrate a family's strength and beauty, restored through remembrance.
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Silver Kintsugi Effect platter
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Copper Kintsugi mug
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Kintsugi repaired horse figure
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Kintsugi white vase
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Kintsugi Aztec Onyx Cultural Mask
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A handmade red-glazed vase and bowl set, Kintsugi repaired using the 23.5K gold process. The set was made to meet a customer's requirements, who was seeking the 'rebirth' metaphor. The red glaze color was chosen to symbolize strength, sacrifice, joy, and happiness - qualities associated with the color red in Japanese culture.
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Kintsugi Raku cup
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Small Japanese Kintsugi bud vase
47 Crystalline Cobalt blue Gold Kintsugi vase - before and after
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Raku Kintsugi vase
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Square Kintsugi decorated dish
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Twenty two18" custom made Kintsugi platters custom-made for Chef Morimoto restaurant in Disney Spring, Florida - see more
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Raku Kintsugi bowl
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Raku Kintsugi bowl
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Before and After Kintsugi - Large Kintsugi Raku vase before and after repair
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Tenmoku Japanese Kintsugi bowl
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Turquoise Kintsugi bowl / chawan
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Before and After Kintsugi - Black gold Kintsugi vase
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Gold Kintsugi heart ring dish
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Japanese spotted black Tenmoku Kintsugi bowl
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Kintsugi woman bust vase made for a customer who wanted to use the Kintsugi metaphor for a broken heart. Vase design by Anissa Kermich
