An intriguing restoration technique caught my eye this week. Kintsugi, or "golden joinery", is a Japanese restoration tradition, purportedly originating in the 15th c. after an Emperor was displeased by the aesthetic condition of a ceramic piece that had been rejoined with metallic staples. Since the start of the tradition, tea practicioners have often been accused of purposefully breaking their own dishes in order to lace them with gold. Whether this is true or not, kintsugi