This Kintsugi definition print explains the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, set against a rich blue and gold marbled background. Kintsugi, meaning "golden joinery," mends cracks rather than hiding them, so the breakage becomes part of the object's history rather than something to erase, a concept beautifully summed up in the print's closing line: "our scars are what make us beautiful."
The idea behind Kintsugi has grown into something far bigger than pottery repair, offering a powerful metaphor for resilience, healing, and finding beauty in what we've been through. The marbled blue and gold background echoes the look of the gold seams used in real Kintsugi, giving the print a genuinely artistic, grounded feel rather than a simple word definition on a page.
This print makes a meaningful gift for someone healing from a hard season, a thoughtful sobriety or recovery gift, or a comforting gift for a friend going through grief, illness, or heartbreak. It suits a bedroom, study, or quiet reflection space, offering a gentle reminder that what's broken can still be made beautiful.
"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
This Kintsugi definition print explains the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, set against a rich blue and gold marbled background. Kintsugi, meaning "golden joinery," mends cracks rather than hiding them, so the breakage becomes part of the object's history rather than something to erase, a concept beautifully summed up in the print's closing line: "our scars are what make us beautiful."
The idea behind Kintsugi has grown into something far bigger than pottery repair, offering a powerful metaphor for resilience, healing, and finding beauty in what we've been through. The marbled blue and gold background echoes the look of the gold seams used in real Kintsugi, giving the print a genuinely artistic, grounded feel rather than a simple word definition on a page.
This print makes a meaningful gift for someone healing from a hard season, a thoughtful sobriety or recovery gift, or a comforting gift for a friend going through grief, illness, or heartbreak. It suits a bedroom, study, or quiet reflection space, offering a gentle reminder that what's broken can still be made beautiful.
"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