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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hong Kong’s Last Hand-Painted Porcelain Factory

Joseph Tso, owner of Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong's porcelain factory, holds a plate with dragon print in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP)

Step into Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong’s last remaining hand-painted porcelain factory, and you find yourself surrounded by stacks of dinnerware, each piece painstakingly decorated by hand with vibrant motifs of flowers, fruits and animals.

Joseph Tso, the third-generation owner of the factory, and his small team are among the few people in Hong Kong who have mastered the traditional technique of painting "guangcai," or Canton porcelain.

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