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Be a Kintsugi for a Day
Be a Kintsugi for a Day
Experience in trip content: Kintsugi, Traditional courtyard, and afternoon tea
Duration and time of day: morning and afternoon
Age suggestion: Age 12+
Destination distance to Dali: 2km
Meeting point: 云工开物
Guide with dog: The guide has no dog
You need to bring: No
Fee includes: Material, Tools, Tea Break, Finished Work
Not included:
Wizard foreign language: Speak a little English
WeChat: dream2mylife
Whatsapp: +8613636360694
Facebook Messenger Consultation Group
Due to payment barriers for foreign travelers, we currently offer "free booking". Please pay by WeChat or Alipay one day before the event.
Because this international booking website uses Google services and has firewall issues, only travelers abroad (or domestic VPN users) can book. You can:
Go to WeChat Mini Program to book:
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Pick-up assistance
Pick-up assistance
For customers with language barriers, we are happy to arrange a taxi to pick you up from your hotel to the meeting point. You pay the actual fee.
One person makes a trip
One person makes a trip
For most experiences, once booked and confirmed, the trip will go ahead even if there is only one guest, except for some experiences (such as long-haul tours) where a minimum number of guests is specified.
Refund Policy
Refund Policy
Before the experience starts:
- Within 12 hours: 30% refund
- 12 to 24 hours: 50% refund
- 24 to 48 hours: 70% refund
- More than 48 hours: 100% refund
- After the event starts: No refunds
- If cancelled due to weather conditions: Full refund
Host : Deng Huzang
Studio : Qiyue Lacquerware
Recommended age : 12 years and above
Course Description : Experience painting with lacquer, repairing with gold, and enjoy the process of transformation and rebirth.
Fee : Including teacups, can be picked up the next day or sent by express delivery with cash on delivery
Key skills : Painting, gold leaf application
Experience duration : 2-3 hours
Even an ordinary cup, in addition to its original beauty, contains traces of love and care in its restoration.
Originating in China and perfected in Japan, Kintsugi is a traditional method of restoring objects based on the aesthetic of wabi-sabi, or the beauty of imperfection and transience.
Kintsugi refers to a general technique for repairing items such as ceramics with lacquer. In addition to gold powder, silver or tin powder is sometimes used. The repair marks are usually golden, hence the name Kintsugi. The gold powder is only the final decorative layer, while the real binder is the natural lacquer, which needs a long drying time before the next step can be carried out. This makes the process very time-consuming.
Using Kintsugi to repair broken ceramics is not just about reassembling them for use, but about creating a beautiful and unique piece in its own right from the broken pieces. The restored items often take on a completely different charm, sometimes even more so than the original, intact pieces.
In Kintsugi, the restorer’s care for the object, the ingenuity in transforming damage into beauty, the focus on living in the present moment, and the patience with meticulous craftsmanship all embody an aesthetic philosophy that reflects Zen wisdom and a certain work attitude.
The damage of objects is beyond human control. How can we do our best to restore them to their original appearance, restore their beauty and vitality, and even create a natural beauty that blends seamlessly into one? Every restoration is a test, a creation, and even a practice.
Kintsugi is a fascinating form of aesthetic creation with endless possibilities. Depending on the characteristics of the object and your understanding of it, the result of the Kintsugi process can produce a completely different look.
The gilding process begins after the lacquer work is completed. While the lacquer is still semi-dry, gold or silver powder is lightly applied with a soft cotton cloth or wool tool, spreading the powder evenly over the surface of the lacquer. After drying in the shade for two days, the object is ready. The final step of Kintsugi restoration, gilding, marks the transformation of the work, thanks to the adhesive properties of semi-dry lacquer.
formalities:
1. Practice
2 Draw lines
3 Gold coating
4. Dry in the shade
Some course recordings:
