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What is wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of imperfect beauty?
In a world obsessed with aesthetic perfection, wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese philosophy that celebrates the beauty of the ...
BBC7 年
Broken a pot? Copy the Japanese and fix it with gold
The technique is the ancient art of Japanese Kintsugi ... which translates more or less as ‘joining with gold’, broken pottery is repaired with a seam of lacquer and precious metal.
Ceramics to woodcut prints: New Bedford Art Museum unveils two new groundbreaking exhibits
New Bedford Art Museum has opened two new exhibits around a unique printmaking technique and dynamic ceramic pieces. Here's a ...
The Star1 年
Malaysian artist tames the flames to create rainbow raku ceramics
Developed in the 1580s, raku is an ancient Japanese ceramic technique that is not for the faint-hearted, as it requires a clay object to be removed from the kiln at the height of the firing before ...
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Researchers Reconstruct The Face Of A 3,600-Year-Old Woman From Ancient Japan Using Her Molar
Thanks to modern-day genome sequencing technology, we now know more about Japan's ancient world than ever before — and all ...
BBC4 年
Japan's ancient philosophy that helps us accept our flaws
Japan’s ancient art of celebrating broken pottery is rooted in an eastern philosophy of life that finds beauty in imperfection. Many believe it can help us accept our flaws and foster a sense of ...