Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is a traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, or using Gold Leaf 

Rather than disguising the damage, Kintsugi highlights the cracks and repairs as a unique part of the object's history, turning what was once broken into something beautiful and more valuable.

Key ideas behind Kintsugi:

• Embracing imperfection (wabi-sabi): Celebrating flaws and imperfections as part of an object’s life story.

• Philosophical meaning: It symbolizes resilience, transformation, and the beauty of healing.

• Practical art form: Used to repair bowls, teapots, plates, and other ceramic items.

In modern culture, Kintsugi has also become a metaphor for personal growth — embracing scars (physical or emotional) as part of one's unique journey rather than hiding them.