Study on the Restoration Aesthetic and Cultural Connotation of "Kintsukuroi" in Contemporary Lacquer Art
- DOI
- 10.2991/iccese-18.2018.159How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Kintsukuroi art; to repaire broken porcelain with curium nails; restoration aesthetics; cultural connotation
- Abstract
Literally, the Kintsukuroi refers to use the golden to repair the porcelain. It is originated from the piece of golden paint of the "Xiushi craft" in China. The craftsman would bond the broken pieces of porcelain with lacquer of natural resin. And then, they would use the gold foil to make the decoration. This article introduces the humanistic foundation of origin, development and formation of Kintsukuroi art. To repair broken porcelain with curium nails has a long history. It belongs to the restoration techniques. Kintsukuroi also inherited the restoration techniques. Essentially, it belongs to the field of lacquer art. In this paper, the author will also make the comparison between these two techniques in the crafts and the humanistic connotation. The appearance and glory of Kintsukuroi art originated from the general public's love for the precious porcelain in realities and the spiritual worship for the incomplete debris. The restoration aesthetics and cultural connotation contained in it are equally worth pondering. In this paper, it explores the embodiment of humanistic feelings in Kintsukuroi and its thinking and cognition.
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- © 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Wubin Xu AU - Yue Ma AU - Chenxi Xiao PY - 2018/03 DA - 2018/03 TI - Study on the Restoration Aesthetic and Cultural Connotation of "Kintsukuroi" in Contemporary Lacquer Art BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 688 EP - 692 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccese-18.2018.159 DO - 10.2991/iccese-18.2018.159 ID - Xu2018/03 ER -