If you have ever seen a broken bowl or piece of pottery repaired with beautiful golden lines running through it, you have probably seen kintsugi. Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer and precious metal, most famously gold. The Japanese word 金継ぎ (kintsugi) is often translated as “golden joinery” or “golden repair.” At first glance, it is easy to understand why people are drawn to it. The gold catches the light. The cracks become pa