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Piggy Bank Kintsugi Repair
Piggy Bank Pig-shaped money jars have been used in Germany since the 13th century at least, made of locally abundant earthenware used by the populous then to create durable, affordable hollow containers. The pig shape symbolized wealth and fortune. In medieval England, potters and craftsman used pygg , a porous orange clay, to craft various…
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Satsuma Vase: 146 days of restoration
Japan implemented the Sakoku policy in the 17th century and ceased all international trade, retreating the nation into a long period of isolation during the shogunates; a feudal system ruled by lords titled daimyo, who worked closely with samurais. In the 1580s and 90s, not long before the closing of the borders, daimyo Shimazau Yoshihiro…
