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making the; famous rice-pattern ware 



Patient skill and no small amount of time are required in making this pattern, which is 

 known in Ching-teh-chen as "ling lung." It is made not by pressing kernels of the grain 

 into the wet clay, but by cutting the apertures with a sharp knife, after which the holes are 

 hlled by repeated dipping into the glazing fluid (see text, page 405). 



WHERE Till-: TEAPOT MULTIPLIES : CHING-TEH-CHEX 



In the center of the porcelain industry the product is classified according to shape, as 

 follows: "yuan c'hi." "tso c'hi." and "tiao hsiang" — round ware (cups, bowls, saucers, and 

 plates'), irregular rounds (teapots, vases, etc.), and irregulars (statues, trees, etc.). The 

 factories are likewise classified according to the shape of the ware they manufacture. 



