Totally Gutted Here

[Bobbisox1]

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

[jno]

ah, that's a shame, but remember, the real lady wasn't a fragile cup but a living woman; you can still remember her.

[Sqad]

You will get over it.

[Canary42]

Been there, done that. It is indeed very upsetting when a sentimental item gets broken.

[Bobbisox1]

Jno, that’s very true but for some reason that tiny piece reminded me so much of her

[DTCwordfan]

True - but it's the memories that really matter.

[Bobbisox1]

To broken to repair canary :0(

[Bobbisox1]

Sqad ;)

Yes DTC , of which I have lots ( all good)

[Hazlinny]

I know it wouldn't be the same, Bobbi, but maybe you could find a replacement on e-Bay or other second-hand site. x

[Bobbisox1]

I’ll take a look Haz,my husband was quite upset when I told him..thank you

[ferlew]

Sounds like a piece of Noritake china. I love it. Sorry this happened to your be;oved piece. :(

[ferlew]

sorry, "beloved"

[Hopkirk]

Give it to Kirsten at the BBC's Repair Shop.

[lewisk]

I’ve seen jewellery makers who incorporate small pieces of China into jewellery - don’t have a link though.

[Bobbisox1]

It’s totally shattered Hoppy, I’ll miss it, it had a silver threepenny bit in it that my late father in law popped in the cup

[jennyjoan]

to get another replacement from whatever wouldn't be the same - as it wasn't MILs.

I know those cup and saucers as I had a friend whose MIL has loads of them and I couldn't believe how images were seen at the bottom of the cup when shown up into the light. Wonderful

[burlyshirley]

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

[Captain2]

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.

[Old_Geezer]

All things are temporary, unfortunately. Luckily you had her for over 35 years. Something to be thankful for.

Meanwhile, even if it isn't the same, can you websearch for a replacement ? It could still act as a memory jogger.

[Bobbisox1]

Thank you Captain and Shirley, I’m afraid it’s splintered into tiny fragments, I wouldn’t care but it was centimetres from my lounge rug

[Bobbisox1]

Geezer, it wouldn’t be the same although my memories of both of them remain as strong and as loving as always