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Gold Maru Powder for Kintsugi 24K 0.3g - Advanced Kintsugi Repair
Gold Maru Powder for Kintsugi 24K 0.3g - Advanced Kintsugi Repair
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For Advanced Kintsugi Repair
This is high-quality 24K gold Maru-powder used for Kintsugi.
It contains 0.3 grams of gold with a No.1 particle size, which is the smallest in the Maru-powder scale.
Maru-powder is available in sizes from about No.1 to No.15 — the larger the number, the bigger the particles.
Compared to Keshi-powder (matte gold powder for beginners), Maru-powder has larger particles and a strong, metallic shine.
Keshi-powder gives a soft, matte finish, while Maru-powder gives a bright, shiny look.
How to Use
Finishing Kintsugi with Maru-powder needs more skill.
Maru-powder is not applied with silk like Keshi-powder. Instead, it is sprinkled using a special brush called a “kebō” (hair stick).
After you sprinkle it, you must wait for it to dry, then apply diluted raw urushi lacquer, wipe it off completely, and let it dry again. Repeat this process two times.
After that, you must polish it carefully, often many times. There are several types of polishing powders, such as stone powder, Roiro polishing powder, and Dōzuri polishing powder. The choice of powder and the polishing process for Maru-powder may vary depending on the particle size and the artisan’s technique.
Note that the instruction manual in the Tsugu Kit does not include the finishing method using this Maru-powder. While the kit comes with Keshi-powder (matte gold powder), many advanced customers have asked for Maru-powder because of its shiny, metallic finish. We created this product page in response to those requests.
Features
☑︎ Ideal for kintsugi – Perfect for restoring and beautifying ceramics
☑︎ Food-safe certified – Safe for tableware use
☑︎ This product uses genuine Maru-powder made in Japan, which is hard to find.
Inside this Product
☑︎ 0.3g of 24K gold "maru" powder with a No.1 particle size (food safe)
FAQ
Q. Are there different types of gold powder?
Authentic gold powder comes in various forms, including keshi-fun (matte powder), nobe-fun (flat powder), and maru-fun (round powder). Each type requires a different finishing process, with varying time and steps. For beginners, the best choice is keshi-fun. It has the simplest finishing process, making it easy to use while achieving beautiful results. On the other hand, nobe-fun and maru-fun require more steps and specialized tools instead of silk.
What is Kintsugi?
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form that originated in the 15th century, and it's been around for over 500 years. When a cherished piece of pottery or porcelain breaks, Kintsugi specialists repair it using natural materials such as genuine lacquer and then decorate the repair marks with gold or silver to make them stand out instead of trying to hide them. Rather, we should allow cracks and blemishes in our belongings to shine and tell a story of their own. The result is an object that's more beautiful than before it was broken, and uniquely valuable because of its history. This is the kintsugi philosophy.
We Are Kintsugi Specialists
Tsugu Tsugu is proud to be part of this ancient tradition—we use only natural materials for our kintsugi repairs. We know where beginners tend to get stuck in the process because we receive so many repairs every day and have taught kintsugi classes for years. That's why our products are filled with educational information and easy-to-understand instructions, along with YouTube videos on the proper way to perform authentic kintsugi. Our goal is to help people around the world successfully perform authentic kintsugi and enjoy a long and prosperous life with their beautiful and favorite pottery.
About Tsugu Tsugu
At Tsugu Tsugu, we are proud to offer kintsugi classes almost every day so that you can share in the fascination of restoring broken pottery.
We believe that there's something special about a piece of broken pottery—it's not just an object that needs to be thrown away, but rather it becomes a treasure once repaired with gold or silver lacquer and put back together. We want to make sure that as many people as possible get to experience this ancient Japanese technique and feel the same joy we do when we see our customers' faces light up with excitement.