Turquoise blue chawan

The Peony’s Awakening: Kintsugi Restored Porcelain Bowl

Discover a piece where the delicacy of nature meets the resilience of art. This porcelain bowl, finished in a soothing light turquoise, immediately captivates with its gentle presence. Its true secret lies within: fine, sculpted veins mimic the graceful petals of a blooming peony, revealing an even lighter, more luminous shade at the heart of the piece.

Broken by time, it has been resurrected through the ancestral Japanese art of Kintsugi. Every fracture tells a story, and every scar is now honored. I have meticulously repaired its broken lines using natural Urushi lacquer, later magnifying them with pure 24-karat gold. This restoration does not hide the past; it celebrates it, making this bowl a pure embodiment of the Wabi-Sabi philosophy.

With its elegant proportions—10 cm in diameter and 3.5 cm in height—this bowl is no longer a simple vessel; it is a work of art testifying to the beauty of imperfection. Whether you choose to grant it a second life for savoring a precious tea or prefer to display it as a unique collector’s item, it remains an object of character, rich with a rediscovered soul and exceptional craftsmanship.