{"product_id":"khodyachikh-tatiana-tazzina-sake-in-porcellana-e-riparazione-kintsugi-produzione-1925-1945-circa","title":"KHODYACHIKH TATIANA, porcelain sake cup and kintsugi repair, produced approximately 1925-1945.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSake cup made of porcelain from current production, with a flared shape and decorated with blue vertical lines that taper towards the rim, in the spirit of the traditional \u003cem\u003etokusa\u003c\/em\u003e pattern. The lines are hand-painted under glaze, with small variations that distinguish each piece. The commercial mark is printed in blue on the inner bottom: the character 永 in a circle.\u003cbr\u003eThe chips on the rim have been repaired with 24k \u003cem\u003eKeshi-fun\u003c\/em\u003e gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe kintsugi technique\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKintsugi, a term that literally means “repair with gold,” is a traditional artistic technique and Japanese philosophy used to repair broken ceramic or porcelain objects. The material used for the repair is \u003cem\u003eurushi\u003c\/em\u003e lacquer, extracted from the native plant Toxicodendron vernicifluum; the break lines are decorated with gold or silver powder. The fracture is not hidden but highlighted: the history of the object, with its wounds, becomes part of its beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe story: from the excavations of Sakhalin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe object comes from excavations (former landfills, construction sites, etc.) in the southern part of Sakhalin Island. After the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, with the Treaty of Portsmouth, the southern part of the island was assigned to Japan: in 1905, the Karafuto Prefecture was established. In August 1945, the Soviet Union invaded Karafuto, and in 1946 all remaining Japanese were repatriated. Forced to leave, the inhabitants abandoned almost everything: everyday dishes ended up in landfills or under new constructions. After nearly a century underground, these fragments of daily life resurface from the excavations, and kintsugi restores not only their shape but also their voice: each repair tells a story of breakage and rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTatiana Khodyachikh\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1976) graduated in Languages from Penza State University (Russian Federation) and has lived in Turin since 1999. Since 2021, she has been studying and practicing the kintsugi technique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53530562822491,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/kintsugioro24Kjpg.jpg?v=1783418124","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/khodyachikh-tatiana-tazzina-sake-in-porcellana-e-riparazione-kintsugi-produzione-1925-1945-circa","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna","version":"1.0","type":"link"}