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Pater Gratia Oriental Art

Definitions

Each object described in the various categories has its own detailed condition report.

 

Here you'll find the definitions of the terms used in these condition reports; 

 

Chip: a piece (> 5 mm or 0.19 inch) of (mostly) glaze missing.

 

Frit: a smaller piece (< 2 mm or 0.08 inch - 5 mm or 0.19 inch >) of (mostly) glaze missing.

 

Fleabite: the smallest (< 2 mm or 0.08 inch) piece of (mostly) glaze missing. 

 

Crack: a crack that is visible on both sides.

 

Hairline: a very fine crack that is visible on both sides.

 

Glaze hairline: a very fine crack that is only visible on one side.

 

Glaze flaw / wearing: missing, faded or worn spots of glaze.

 

Firing flaw: a piece of roughness on an object caused during the firing process.

  

Mm to Inch: each object is measured millimeters (mm), to convert millimeters to

inches I used the formula; 1 mm * 0,039 = 0,039 inch.