Brick Specifications: Narrow, Thin, Uneven Color

A surface of handmade brickwork. The bricks are narrow and thin, only three to four centimeters thick, flatter than modern bricks; the colors range from reddish-orange to dark brown to almost purple, with varying shades intermingled on the same wall due to uneven firing in a wood-fired kiln. The mortar joints are very fine, only eight to ten millimeters, and their color is close to that of the bricks, so they do not stand out. The surface has irregularities and localized kiln variations left by the firing process. Avoid: using thick, uniformly sized modern bricks; making the entire wall color uniform; using wide, light-colored mortar joints; making the brick surface flat and smooth.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片手工磚砌的表面。磚是窄而薄的,厚度只有三到四公分,比現代磚扁;顏色從橘紅到深褐到近乎紫的都有,同一面牆上深淺交錯,因為是柴窯燒的受火不均。灰縫很細,只有八到十毫米,顏色接近磚色因此不搶戲。表面有燒製留下的凹凸與局部的窯變。避免:使用厚而規格統一的現代磚、讓整面牆的顏色均勻一致、使用寬而淺色的灰縫、把磚面做得平整光滑。