Kintsugi / Urushi Projects

Handmade Spatula Holder - mending a split with bengara urushi

A cleaning accident left this handmade spatula holder split in half with a small portion of the rim shattered. My first urushitsugi (漆継ぎ) finishing with bengara urushi (弁柄漆).

MATERIALS USED: kiurushi (生漆)・alcohol・flour ・rice flour ・jinoko (地の粉) ・kiko (木粉)・tonoko (砥粉)・water・bengara urushi (弁柄漆)
FINISHES: bengara urushi (弁柄漆)

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