Monthly Archives: August 2011

Monotsukuri

Posted on August 22, 2011 by togeii

Monotsukuri is an interesting term. It can be translated as manufacturing, making things, and some enterprising people have translated it as innovation. It seems to  mainly come up on the Internet being used in its manufacturing meaning. I like the … Continue reading →

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Yobitsugi

Posted on August 21, 2011 by togeii

Here are some pictures of a bowl I repaired using a shard from a different piece as the repair piece. The main bowl is a Nanban fired bowl. The repair part is a white slip piece. Yobitsugi, 呼続. I don’t really … Continue reading →

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Gold repair, kintsugi

Posted on August 17, 2011 by togeii

I went to learn how to do kintsugi from a guy down the street and here are some videos from that. This first video shows application of lacquer to a bowl. The lacquer is cut with a tiny amount of … Continue reading →

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Hello

Posted on August 17, 2011 by togeii

This is part two of my first blog.  

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