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I adored my Mother in law, the only thing ( apart from photos of course) I have belonging her was a delicate bone China tiny cup and saucer , when you held the cup to the light, you could see a geisha girl, I have nurtured it for over 35 years now, to me it was ‘Susie’ I have no idea how and why she gave it to me,whilst moving another delicate Iranian tea set I got as gift from my Iranian friend,to dust them, the corner of my cloth caught the Japanese cup and saucer, it fell to my wooden floor and smashed in a hundred pieces , quite upset about it, I loved that lady
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Aww that's a shame Bobbs, you were obviously very close to your dear Mum in Law and thought a lot about her. I can well understand how gutted you are at the loss of such a keepsake. I too would be gutted if I broke or lost something precious to me that belonged to my dear Mum and Dad, so you have my sympathy x
Bobbisox, is there a chance that you would have the time and patience to 'put it back together' somehow? It will be part of a Japanese tea set (sold quite a few of them when we dealt in antiques; the ones with the geisha in the bottom are more highly prized).
The reason I ask is because the Japanese believe in the art of wabi-sabi which sees perfection in imperfection; indeed they have an industry in remaking broken pottery (including deliberately breaking items) called Kintsugi - fascinating to watch.
Might just be worth the effort to prolong your memories.
* In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature.It is prevalent throughout all forms of Japanese art. It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence, specifically impermanence, suffering and emptiness or absence of self-nature.
The reason I ask is because the Japanese believe in the art of wabi-sabi which sees perfection in imperfection; indeed they have an industry in remaking broken pottery (including deliberately breaking items) called Kintsugi - fascinating to watch.
Might just be worth the effort to prolong your memories.
* In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature.It is prevalent throughout all forms of Japanese art. It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence, specifically impermanence, suffering and emptiness or absence of self-nature.