Golden Recycling?! Natural & Simple Life - ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽ

Sep 18, 2022

Golden Recycling?! Natural & Simple Life ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽ

ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€‚ๆฏŽๆ—ฅๅคงๅˆ‡ใซไฝฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹้ฃŸๅ™จใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใใ‚ŒใŒๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใฉใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ๆจใฆใŸใใชใ„ๆ™‚ใ€ใ€Œ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ€ใฎๅ‡บ็•ชใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎไผ็ตฑ็š„ใชใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒชใƒณใ‚ฐใ€Œ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ€ใฎโ‘ ๆญดๅฒใจๆ–นๆณ•ใ€โ‘ก็‰ฉใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟƒใ€โ‘ขไบบ็”Ÿ่ฆณใซใคใ„ใฆ็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใฎไธ–็•Œ่ฆณใŒๅบƒใŒใฃใŸใ‚‰ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Hello. Do you have your favourite tableware? What would you do if you broke it? Kintsugi (gold bonding) can be one of the solutions if you dont want to throw it away. Today, Id like to introduce the traditional Japanese recycling – kintsugi on 1) the history and methods, 2) valuing an item and 3) my view of life. I hope it will broaden your views.

โ‘ ๆญดๅฒใจๆ–นๆณ•

ๆผ†ใจใ„ใ†ๆœจใ‹ใ‚‰ๆŽกใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆถฒใฎ็ฒ˜็€ๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใฆใ€ๅ‰ฒใ‚ŒใŸ้ฃŸๅ™จใ‚’ใใฃใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๅคใใฏ็ธ„ๆ–‡ๆ™‚ไปฃ๏ผˆ็ด€ๅ…ƒๅ‰12000ๅนดใ”ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰็ด€ๅ…ƒๅ‰2300ๅนดใ”ใ‚ใพใง๏ผ‰ใฎๅœŸๅ™จใซใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™๏ผˆใ‚ฆใ‚ฃใ‚ญใƒšใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขๅ‚็…ง๏ผ‰ใ€‚ๅฎค็”บๆ™‚ไปฃ๏ผˆ1336ๅนด – 1573ๅนด๏ผ‰ใซ่กจ้ขใ ใ‘้‡‘ใ‚’ๅก—ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎ้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰่Œถ้“ใŒไบบๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใณใƒปใ•ใณใ€ใฎใ‚ทใƒณใƒ—ใƒซใง็„ก้ง„ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ•ใชใ„็”ŸๆดปใŒๅฅฝใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

1) The history and methods

The liquid from lacquer tree is adhesive and you can put the pieces of broken tableare together and make it reusable. This method was seen from the earthenware back in Jomon Period (approximately BC 12000 – BC 2300) in Japan (Wikipedia). The gold coating was used from Muromachi Period (AD 1336- AD1573). From that time, the tea ceremony and its philosophy of no waste and simple life known as wabi-sabi became popular.

โ‘ก็‰ฉใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟƒ

ๅคงๅฅฝใใช้ฃŸๅ™จใ‚„ๅคงๅˆ‡ใชไบบใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸ้ฃŸๅ™จใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใจๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใŒไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆฏŽๆ—ฅใ„ใ„ๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใง้ฃŸไบ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‰ๆจใฆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚่พ›ใ„ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใใ‚“ใชๆ™‚ใซใ€Œ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ€ใง็”Ÿใ่ฟ”ใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ไธ–็•Œใซไธ€ใคใ ใ‘ใฎใƒ‡ใ‚ถใ‚คใƒณใซใ‚‚ใชใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๅ‰ใ‚ˆใ‚Š่ฒด้‡ใชใ‚‚ใฎใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚

2) Valuing an item

It is important to use your favourite or memorable tableware for eating and drinking in our daily life as it makes you feel happy every day. But would you throw it away when it breaks? It must be hard. Then, you can use kintsugi in order to revive it. On top of that, it will be more precious as the only design in the world.

ใ“ใฎๅ†™็œŸใฎใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใฏไปฅๅ‰ใƒญใƒณใƒ‰ใƒณใง็งใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใŸใกใซใŠ่Œถไผšใ‚’ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸๆ–นใซใ‚ใ’ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸๅพŒใ€Œ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ€ใ‚’ใ—ใ€ไปŠใ‚‚ไฝฟใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎๆ–นใฎใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œ็งใŒๅณฐๅญใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใŸๅคงไบ‹ใชๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใŒๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใฎใงใ€็งใฏใ•ใ™ใŒใซใใ‚Œใ‚’ๆจใฆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ใใ ใ•ใฃใŸๅณฐๅญใ•ใ‚“ใจใฎ้–ขไฟ‚ใ‚’ๅคงไบ‹ใซใคใชใ„ใงใ„ใใ“ใจใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใŒๅ‚ทใคใ„ใฆ้†œใใชใฃใŸใฎใงใฏใชใใ€ใ“ใฎใคใชใ„ใงใ„ใใŸใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฎ่กจใ‚Œใงใ€ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช่กŒ็‚บใซใ‚‚ไพกๅ€คใŒๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ไฝฟใ†ใจใใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒๆทฑใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚็งใŒๅณฐๅญใ•ใ‚“ใฎใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’ไป–ใฎๆ–นใซใŠ่ฆ‹ใ›ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฏใ€ๅฟ…ใšใใฎใ‚นใƒˆใƒผใƒชใƒผใ‚’ใŠ่ฉฑใ—ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ˜ใชใ‚‹ๅ™จใงใฏใชใใ€ใ‚นใƒˆใƒผใƒชใƒผใ‚’ๆŒใฃใŸใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€

I gave the English tea cup in the photo to the tea ceremony master who kindly provided a tea ceremony to my students in London a few years ago. The broken cup has got its life again with kintsugi and she can still use it. The following is her comment.

‘I broke this precious cup I received from Mineko-san and it was impossible to throw it away. Also, it was important to keep our precious relationship (by keeping the precious cup from Mineko-san). The damaged cup did not become imperfect. It actually shows my desire for keeping it (in my life) and this action is so valuable. I can use the cup with a more deeply attached feeling. I always tell this story every time I show it to others. It is not just a container. It has a story.

โ‘ขไบบ็”Ÿ่ฆณ

ๆ˜ ็”ปใ€Œใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒผใ‚บใƒปใ‚นใ‚ซใ‚คใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใฎๅคœๆ˜Žใ‘ใ€ใงใ‚‚็›ฃ็ฃใŒๆฅๆ—ฅใ—ใŸใจใใ€Œใ‚ซใ‚คใƒญใƒปใƒฌใƒณใŒๅ‰ฒใ‚ŒใŸใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚’็›ดใ™ใ‚ทใƒผใƒณใงใ€ใ€Œ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ€ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฌ ้™ฅใ‚’้š ใ™ใ‚ˆใ‚Šไฟฎๅพฉใ™ใ‚‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎๅคงๅˆ‡ใ•ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

3) My view of life

When the film director of Star Wars – The Rise of Skywaker visited Japan, he said that it was actually kintsugi when Kylo Ren repaired his mask. He wanted to show the importance of repairing rather than covering the deficits.

็ขบใ‹ใซใ€็งใŸใกใฏๅฎŒใบใใงใฏใชใ„ใ—ใ€ไบบใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎๅ€‹ๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ็งใŸใกไธ€ไบบไธ€ไบบใฎๅ€‹ๆ€งใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ—ใ€ๅผ•ใๅ‡บใ™ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ‚‚ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็”Ÿใๆ–นใซ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ‚ˆใ‚Š็ฃจใใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†็ฒพ็ฅžใŒ็งใŸใกใฎไบบ็”Ÿใซใ‚‚ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใคใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใญใ€‚

It is true that we are not perfect and each of us has uniqueness. When we want to value it and make the most of it, it might be nice to use kintsugi into our lifestyle and polish up our life.

็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹้ฃŸๅ™จใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ—ใใ‚ŒใŒๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใใฎ้ฃŸๅ™จใธใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฌใจใ—ใฆใ€ใ€Œ้‡‘็ถ™ใŽใ€ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใพใŸ็”Ÿใ่ฟ”ใ‚‰ใ›ใฆใ‚ใ’ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†็‹ฌ่‡ชใฎใŠ่Œถ็ข—ใ‚’ไฝœใฃใฆใฟใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅ›ฝใงใฏใฉใ‚“ใชใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใ‚‚ไฝ•ใ‹ไบบ็”ŸใฎๅญฆใณใจใชใฃใŸใ‚‰ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Do you have your favourite tableware? When it breaks, kintsugi might be a good idea to revive and make it unique and precious than ever with your appreciation and love.  What kind of recycling methods do you have in your country? I hope you enjoyed the topic today.

 

ใ€Œ่ผใ„ใฆใ€- Enrich your life!

Mineko Arai

Managing Director

Arai Academy of Japanese Studies

Succeed in Japanese!

Q: Have you ever learnt how to study Japanese effectively?

Q: Do you feel like you're making progress?

Join our mailing list to receive FREEย 'Tips for Achievement!'

We hate SPAM. We will never sell your information, for any reason.