miksterOct 54 min readWhy Is Urushi So Expensive and Have a Short Shelf Life?The True Value of Urushi: Why This Priceless Natural Lacquer Deserves Your Respect Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken...
miksterAug 33 min readFrom Tree to Treasure: Shiro Yanagi’s Urushi JourneyShiro Yanagi’s extraordinary journey nurturing and crafting from the urushi tree, preserving the tradition of lacquer craft.
miksterAug 5, 20233 min readIn the 37C summer heat, we received a sad news from the urushi Japanese lacquer tree forest. In the quiet town of Daigo, nestled amid the lush urushi lacquer forest, a heartbreaking news resonates through the community. The...
miksterJul 4, 20222 min readWhich is your favorite tool(s) in traditional Kintsugi craft of Golden Joinery? How well do you know your kintsugi brushes? Dig deeper into authentic kintsugi material and tools. Curate your own kintsugi kit!
miksterJul 16, 20213 min readSpicy Cod Roe and Ms. Arase's Curry Rice PlateThis is a story about a curry-rice plate got broken because of spicy cod roe. The plate owner Arase (a good friend of mine) visited...