NANCHANG — In a quiet studio in Jingdezhen, a Chinese city famous for its ancient porcelain heritage, Turkish artist Dilan Atasayar guides a brush dipped in cobalt blue across the curve of a white clay body.
At a ceramic 3D printing experience center in the Taoxichuan cultural and creative block in Jingdezhen, east China'sJiangxi province, digital files are used to layer clay, crafting intricate porcelain objects.
Since 1982, he has participated in and led more than 10 rescue excavations at the imperial kiln site of Jingdezhen, overseeing the recovery and restoration of tens of thousands of official kiln porcelain vessels and fragments.