Teapot with kintsugi

This small stoneware teapot was thrown on the wheel then fired in an oxidation atmosphere at around 1,280°C. The smooth and butter like glaze is made with oak ash, from the fireplace in Adele Stefanelli's house in the countryside. A few days after taking the teapot out of the kiln, the lid, in Chinese style, fell and broke. She repaired it with Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese technique for repairing broken pottery with lacquer and pure gold. The result is a very simple but unique teapot.