The Koji pottery from Taiwan shocked Westerners at the world expo and was praised as the “wonder of Taiwan”. The Koji pottery is soft glazed pottery burned at low temperature. It uses lead as the bonding solvent and is completely handmade. The Koji pottery is often used in temple decorations for its brilliant and saturated colors. The cutting & bonding is a common technique used in temple decorations. Common features in cutting & bonding include dragons, phoenixes, auspicious animals and legend characters. In practice, ceramics or glass is cut into small pieces at a suitable size and then bonded to the pottery sculpture.
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