(Supplied by The Hong Kong Ceramics Research Society)
2. With rubber stamps that had patterns craved, paint is applied before stamping the motifs on the blank. Motifs not stamped clearly would be rectified manually with a brush pen. Human figures are usually stamped with silhouettes only, leaving the face to be drawn by hand by the painting masters.
Rubber stamp: a layer of rubber with the motif craved with a latex back; the flexible stamp can be used for stamping on the curved surface of the porcelain wares. (Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)Stamp pad: paint is applied evenly on the pad before tapping the rubber stamp on it to transfer the paint. (Supplied by The Hong Kong Ceramics Research Society)
Stamping the silhouettes of human figures, with the face often left out for the painting masters to draw later
Stamp for an ancient court lady. (Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)Manuscript of the design of ancient figures for a stamp. (1990s, by Tam Chi Hung. Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)
Master plate of a rubber stamp: a zinc-iron plate is made from the design of painting masters, this master plate is then used as a relief mould to make multiple rubber stamps of the same design. (Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)
3. Motifs are printed on decals using paint the is usually applied on porcelain. The decals are backed with a plastic film supported by wax paper, with which the workers put on the porcelain wares before wetting them with water, so the wax paper can be peeled off, transferring the motifs on the blanks to be fired in kilns. During firing, the paint would react chemically with the blanks for the motifs to be set on the porcelain wares, the transparent plastic film would be evaporated from the high temperature in the kilns.
When applying a decal, the wax paper is peeled away.Using a plastic scrapper to set the decal properly on the blank. (Supplied by Yiu Hoi Ki)
(Supplied by The Hong Kong Ceramics Research Society)
2. With rubber stamps that had patterns craved, paint is applied before stamping the motifs on the blank. Motifs not stamped clearly would be rectified manually with a brush pen. Human figures are usually stamped with silhouettes only, leaving the face to be drawn by hand by the painting masters.
Rubber stamp: a layer of rubber with the motif craved with a latex back; the flexible stamp can be used for stamping on the curved surface of the porcelain wares. (Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)Stamp pad: paint is applied evenly on the pad before tapping the rubber stamp on it to transfer the paint. (Supplied by The Hong Kong Ceramics Research Society)
Stamping the silhouettes of human figures, with the face often left out for the painting masters to draw later
Stamp for an ancient court lady. (Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)Manuscript of the design of ancient figures for a stamp. (1990s, by Tam Chi Hung. Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)
Master plate of a rubber stamp: a zinc-iron plate is made from the design of painting masters, this master plate is then used as a relief mould to make multiple rubber stamps of the same design. (Collection of Yuet Tung China Works)
3. Motifs are printed on decals using paint the is usually applied on porcelain. The decals are backed with a plastic film supported by wax paper, with which the workers put on the porcelain wares before wetting them with water, so the wax paper can be peeled off, transferring the motifs on the blanks to be fired in kilns. During firing, the paint would react chemically with the blanks for the motifs to be set on the porcelain wares, the transparent plastic film would be evaporated from the high temperature in the kilns.
When applying a decal, the wax paper is peeled away.Using a plastic scrapper to set the decal properly on the blank. (Supplied by Yiu Hoi Ki)
