​Kintsugi is a Japanese craft of repairing broken pottery with joinery made from ingredients like lacquer and gold dust. Yet it is far more than an art that addresses an aesthetic. It is part of a deeper philosophy that embraces the beauty of flaws and adds value by way of brokenness, even elevating it. — The Kokeshi figures in this series wear their symbolic imperfections (Kintsugi tea pots) honorably, as treasured crowns.