White Porcelain and Chipped Corners: Use Them, Don't Store Them

A set of old white porcelain in daily use. The cups and plates are white porcelain and cream-colored pottery from different eras and kilns, similar in shape but not a matching set; some pieces have small chips on the edges, some have fine crazing and tea-stained brown lines on the glaze, and some have wear on the bottom. They are not collectibles stored in a cabinet, but rather placed on open shelves, stacked in a dish drainer, and in use on the table. They are paired with old silver cutlery, which has lost its luster and has a dull gray appearance. The entire set of items ranges in color from white to off-white. The image shows them in use on shelves and on the table.
Avoid: using brand new, complete sets of porcelain, storing porcelain in glass cabinets as collectibles, using tableware with colorful patterns, making chips and cracks look like unusable damage.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組日常使用中的舊白瓷。杯盤是不同年代不同窯口的白瓷與奶油色陶器,形狀相近但不成套;有幾件邊緣有小缺口、有幾件釉面有細密的開片與茶漬般的褐色線條、有幾件底部有磨損。它們不是收在櫃子裡的收藏,而是放在開放層架上、疊在瀝水籃裡、桌上正在用的。搭配的是舊的銀器餐具,已經失去光澤帶著暗灰。整組東西的顏色都在白到米黃之間。畫面呈現層架上與桌上正在使用的狀態。避免:使用成套完整的新瓷器、把瓷器收在玻璃櫃中當成收藏、使用有彩色圖案的餐具、讓缺口與裂痕看起來像破損不能用。