A pretty ceramic?

Kintsugi (金継ぎ) idyllically translates to golden joinery. It is when pieces of broken ceramic are rejoined with a tree sap lacquer called urushi and coated with gold dust. Urushi has been used for around 9,000 years by Japanese lacquer restorers, but coating the seams with gold dust started much later.

The method begins with using the lacquer to glue all the ceramic pieces together - this is known as the crack method or hibi (ひび). If there is a piece missing, the lacquer can also be used as a putty to fill in the gap- this is called piece method or kakenokintsugirei (欠けの金継ぎ例). The latter method is the more difficult one, because once the lacquer is dry, it cannot be removed. The final most predominant style is the joint-call style, or yobitsugi (呼び継ぎ). This style uses a similar shaped fragment of a different broken ceramic to replace a missing piece.

Afterward, the lacquer has a rather long drying and hardening process which can take up to several weeks. Then, the lacquer is sanded down so the surface of the ceramic becomes more even. Finally, the seams are dusted with gold powder, which means that only the surface is coated with gold. Sometimes it is dusted with silver, but gold is often preferred due to it being food safe and the fact that it does not tarnish. (I used information from"Kintsugi: The Centuries-Old Art of Repairing Broken Pottery with Gold". My Modern Met. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 18-01-2021.])

What is the idea behind this lengthy process?