壊れたものを修復し、新たな美を見出す「金継ぎ」は、日本の伝統工芸であり、同時に侘び寂び（Wabi-Sabi）の精神を体現する芸術です。
本作品は、日本の伝統的な貴重な古陶磁器に、金継ぎアーティスト・木村いよ監修のもと、一枚ずつ手作業で丁寧に金継ぎを施した特別な逸品です。
Kintsugi which is the art of repairing broken items and bringing out a new beauty is a traditional Japanese handicraft, and at the same time is a aesthetic technique that brings about the physical representation of the mindset of Wabi-Sabi.
The pieces available in this project take old traditional Japanese ceramic items and under the supervision of Kintsugi Artist Kimura Iyo, are by hand fixed carefully using kintsugi techniques to make special treasures.
▼伝統と革新が融合した、新しい金継ぎアート
本作品は、継ぎ師・木村いよ監修のもと、日本の伝統工芸「金継ぎ」をより多くの人に親しんでもらうために制作されたものです。通常、金継ぎには本漆が使用されますが、本作品では、より手軽にその魅力を感じてもらうために漆を使わない技法を採用しています。
本漆の技法を深く理解する金継ぎ師が手掛けることで、伝統の美意識を大切にしながらも、新しい表現としての金継ぎを追求。素材の新たな可能性を引き出し、現代のライフスタイルにも溶け込むアート作品として仕上げています。
この取り組みは、金継ぎの魅力を世界に広め、金継ぎ業界全体を盛り上げることを目的としています。また、次世代を担う若手金継ぎ師の育成にも力を入れ、伝統を未来へとつなげる新たな試みとして展開しています。
▼A fusion of tradition and innovation; New Kintsugi Art
The items available are created under the supervision of Kintsugi artist Iyo Kimura, and have been created with the goal of making more people more familiar with the traditional Japanese handicraft technique of Kintsugi. Normally, kintsugi is done using hon-urushi lacquer, but for this item, to make it a little easier to show off the charms of the items, we have gone forward with a method that doesn’t make use of urushi.
Kintsugi artists, who have a deep understanding of the method of using hon-urushi, through their handling of this method, while keeping true to the traditional aesthetic sense, pursue new expressions through Kintsugi. They bring out new possibilities of materials, and complete items that work as art pieces that blend into today’s lifestyle.
This initiative has the goal of conveying the charms of kintsugi to the world, while also raising up the spirits of the kintsugi industry as a whole. As well as this, we want to put effort into the cultivation of young kintsugi artists who hold the future of the art in their hands, and help develop this as an attempt to connect tradition to the future.
梅花柄呼継ぎ湯呑み -Plum blossom pattern Yobitsugi teacup
梅花柄九谷焼呼継ぎ徳利 -Plum blossom pattern Kutani ware Yobitsugi sake bottle
木の葉浮彫り有田焼金継ぎ皿 -Leaf relief Arita ware Kintsugi plate
縁起物柄九谷焼呼継ぎ蓋向椀 -Auspicious pattern Kutani ware Yobitsuki lidded bowl
▼金継ぎアーティスト 木村いよ
金継ぎ「Atelier fourteen」主宰。大学卒業後、映画業界、編集業界、販売業などに携わりながら、金継ぎを学ぶ。2021年、横浜・元町にアトリエを設立後、ご依頼品の修復をはじめ、金継ぎのレッスンや作品制作を行う。日本の伝統技術を世界に広めるべく、日本在中の外国の方に向けてのレクチャーや、海外への発信も行う。
▼Kintsugi artist – Iyo Kimura
Head of Kintsugi Workshop: Atelier fourteen.
After graduating from university, while she became involved in various industries such as the film industry, editing industry, and sales industry,she learnt kintsugi. In 2021, in Motomachi,Yokohama, she started her own workshop, and from repairing items on request, she also creates her own pieces of kintsugi art and teaches kintsugi lessons. In order to spread traditional Japanese techniques to the rest of the world, she lectures to foreigners who live in Japan, and also broadcasts internationally.
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