Were most objects made by hand in ancient times?

While no one has ever made such a vast ceramic project again, later generations of ceramics have become more and more elaborate and beautiful.

"Clarifying clay as a model, extremely delicate. Oil color glistening, for the world's treasures," the Song Dynasty's "Tanzai Penheng" describes the Southern Song official kiln porcelain.

Roughly meaning: this mold made celadon, very delicate. The glaze is glistening, and it is treasured by the world!

2,200 years ago

More than 2,000 years ago

Potters used the method of coiling clay strips and molding them in conjunction with a variety of pottery models.

Splicing, drying, and fine carving were standardized.

More than 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses of different forms and lifelike forms were made,

like a mighty army protecting the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Now that mold molding has become easier, people's pursuits have become different. Most people add the heavy metal, cadmium, directly to the glaze formula to confuse the color of celadon in order to make firing easier. Some add less, some add more, and some add just enough. Some choose to publicize it, and some don't even have a test report.