Penetration and Cracking: The Surface Cracks on Its Own

A group of surfaces with fine cracks. The glaze of a ceramic bowl is covered with a fine network of crazing, caused by different shrinkage rates of glaze and body; after long-term use, tea stains have seeped into the cracks, making each line light brown, thus making the entire network clearly visible; an earthen wall has developed irregular cracks during the drying process, about one millimeter wide, unfilled; the surface of a lacquerware piece shows fine hairline cracks. These cracks do not affect use and will continue to develop and deepen over time. They are caused by the inherent properties of the material and cannot be designed in advance. Light strikes at a grazing angle, making the depth of the cracks visible. Avoid: filling cracks, using artificially drawn fake cracks, making the crack distribution regular, depicting surfaces as flawless.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組出現細密裂紋的表面。一只陶碗的釉面上佈滿極細的網狀開片,是釉與胎的收縮率不同造成的,長期使用後茶漬滲入裂縫,讓每一道線都變成淺褐色,整個網絡因此清晰可見;一面土壁在乾燥過程中出現不規則的龜裂,裂縫寬約一公釐,沒有填補;一段漆器的表面出現細密的斷紋。這些裂紋都不影響使用,而且會隨著時間繼續發展與加深。它們是材料本身的性質造成的,無法預先設計。光以掠射角度打過來,讓裂縫的深度可見。避免:填補裂縫、使用人工繪製的假裂紋、讓裂縫的分佈規律、把表面畫成完好無瑕。