Xiong Guoan checks a thin body porcelain bowl he made in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019.(Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
After years of practices, Xiong Guoan, inheritor of thin body porcelain in east China's Jiangxi, possesses an amazing skill of making thin body porcelain with a thickness of about 0.15 millimeters.
JINGDEZHEN, Oct. 31, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Xiong Guoan, an inheritor of thin body porcelain in Jingdezhen of Jiangxi, learnt the art from his father when he was 12 years old.
Working in the field for 47 years, he insists for perfection in the making procedures. The shaping of the unburnt porcelain is the essence of the craft, during which craftsman will use tools to peel the unburnt porcelain until it can be penetrated by the light. Xiong's skill has allowed him to make thin body porcelain with a thickness of about 0.15 millimeters.
Xiong Guoan trims an unburnt porcelain bowl in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Xiong Guoan listens to the tapping sound of an unburnt porcelain bowl to judge its thickness in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Tools of Xiong Guoan to trim porcelain embryo are seen in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Xiong Guoan trims an unburnt porcelain bowl in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2019 in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, shows a finished thin body porcelain cup (R) is much thinner than the semi-finished one. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
After dropping a drip of water on the porcelain, the thickness of it is checked under the light in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Xiong Guoan trims an unburnt porcelain bowl in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A thin body porcelain bowl with a thickness of three millimeters by Xiong Yougen, Xiong Guoan's father, is seen in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A thin body porcelain bowl with a thickness of three millimeters by Xiong Yougen, Xiong Guoan's father, is seen in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
