Ceramic Shards Found on Beach Are Turned into Chopstick Rests Using Kintsugi
Japanese artist Tomomi Kamoshita strolls along the shoreline, collecting fragments of ceramics she finds on her way. Then, using the traditional method of kintsugi, she combines the found shards with ones taken from her personal collection and ends up creating lovely and utterly unique chopstick rests. The Tokyo-based potter focuses her energy on reviving these shattered bits because, as she explains: “As every Japanese [person] has realized, the waves can take away a great deal from us…
A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS , CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. | Christie's
A PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD EARRINGS CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. Crescentic in form with an openwork design composed of a split palmette motif, three bosses on the beaded perimeter, the wire hoop along the concave edge, tapering at one end to a hook-and-loop closure
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