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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



ARTISTS EXGAGED IN DECORATING PORCELAIN IN ONE OE CHING-TEH-CHEN S 



LARGEST FACTORIES 



Note the thousands of pieces stored overhead, all awaiting the nnrler-glaze decoration. 

 After being decorated, the glaze is applied in one of several ways — by dipping, by being blown 

 on through a tube, or by sprinkling. The piece is then ready for the furnace. 



