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Porcelain is an unforgiving material. Unlike with other clays, when working with porcelain, any sloppiness or inattention will be punished. The slightest miscalculation can cause textural changes, deformations, delayed curvatures, or even cracks in the porcelain surface during cooling—a process referred to as “dunting.”

Add color into the mix, and it gets even trickier. Since the paints are exposed to temperatures of up to 1,500°C, and undergo repeated firing rounds, the porcelain painter must exercise expert control over every step of the process to ensure the colors adhere to the base …