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No. Then don't accept Jin Gangzuan's porcelain job. What do you mean?

As the saying goes, "Without Jin Gangzuan, don't make porcelain". Think about yourself before you do something, and don't do what you can't do if you have limited ability. In fact, this old saying of China is an ancient folk craft-"enamel". This process uses a copper shovel nail like a staple to "shovel" the broken porcelain piece by piece, so that the broken porcelain can be repaired and reused.

In this craft, there really is a "Jin Gangzuan" who can be called an expert. At that time, the technology was not very developed, and diamond bits could only be polished with ropes (similar to the principle of dripping water wears away stones), and it took a lot of effort to grind them bit by bit. The process of making Jin Gangzuan is also very difficult. It usually takes one to two years, but you can use "porcelain work" for a lifetime.

However, with the improvement of people's living standards, most people choose to abandon broken bowls, and the traditional and old craft of "enamel" is almost extinct. Only when some antique porcelain is damaged and needs to be repaired will they look for these ancient craftsmen hiding in the market.

In the process of porcelain restoration, they also began to keep up with the changes of the times. Hand-polished pattern shovel, some are in the shape of leaves, some are lotus leaves, and some are customized patterns. Decorating different shovels on different objects is an artistic re-creation process. When they are integrated with utensils, they look unique.