Celebrate the beauty of imperfection with this elegant Kintsugi definition print, featuring soft sage green, cream, and blush pink tones layered beneath delicate golden crack lines. The word Kintsugi (金継ぎ), meaning “golden joinery,” reflects the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, creating something stronger and more beautiful for having been broken.
Traditional kintsugi does not attempt to make a damaged object appear untouched; the repair becomes a visible part of its continuing history. This makes the craft a powerful contemporary metaphor for emotional healing, resilience and accepting change without erasing what came before. The golden lines suggest that scars can record survival and transformation, while the repaired object retains its identity, usefulness and value.
Professionally printed and mailed to you, this artwork is available framed or unframed. It makes a thoughtful encouragement gift for someone experiencing grief, recovery, sobriety, divorce, illness or another major transition. It is also meaningful for therapists, counsellors and anyone beginning again, offering a compassionate reminder that healing does not require hiding every visible sign of the journey.
"Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"),
also known as
Kinsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair")
is the Japanese art of repairing broken
pottery by mending the areas of breakage
with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered
gold, silver, or platinum.
The concept that a broken item can be made
even more beautiful or refined than it
was originally.
Our scars are what make us beautiful."
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
*** Looking for a downloadable file? You can order it here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/825353685
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Thank you for reading the description! Use the code "DESCRIPTION15" to receive 15% off your order of unframed prints.
Celebrate the beauty of imperfection with this elegant Kintsugi definition print, featuring soft sage green, cream, and blush pink tones layered beneath delicate golden crack lines. The word Kintsugi (金継ぎ), meaning “golden joinery,” reflects the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, creating something stronger and more beautiful for having been broken.
Traditional kintsugi does not attempt to make a damaged object appear untouched; the repair becomes a visible part of its continuing history. This makes the craft a powerful contemporary metaphor for emotional healing, resilience and accepting change without erasing what came before. The golden lines suggest that scars can record survival and transformation, while the repaired object retains its identity, usefulness and value.
Professionally printed and mailed to you, this artwork is available framed or unframed. It makes a thoughtful encouragement gift for someone experiencing grief, recovery, sobriety, divorce, illness or another major transition. It is also meaningful for therapists, counsellors and anyone beginning again, offering a compassionate reminder that healing does not require hiding every visible sign of the journey.
"Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"),
also known as
Kinsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair")
is the Japanese art of repairing broken
pottery by mending the areas of breakage
with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered
gold, silver, or platinum.
The concept that a broken item can be made
even more beautiful or refined than it
was originally.
Our scars are what make us beautiful."
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
*** Looking for a downloadable file? You can order it here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/825353685
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Thank you for reading the description! Use the code "DESCRIPTION15" to receive 15% off your order of unframed prints.