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CHAPTER 2 The Production of Enamelled Porcelain and Knowledge Transfer
and treading the powdered clay in a pool of water, to make it into clay paste. This
procedure was repeated several times to make sure the clay was purified. After this,
clay had to be washed to prepare clay paste. Women would be involved this process
(Figure 2-3). The clay was sieved with a fine sieve. It was then passed through a bag
made of a double layer of silk. The clay then had to be rinsed and moulded into bricks.
Figure 2-1 Crushing the clay using a wheel.
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