Hong Kong’s Last Hand-Painted Porcelain Factory

Hong Kong’s Last Hand-Painted Porcelain Factory
A staff member works at the Yuet Tung China Works, Hong Kong's porcelain factory, in Hong Kong, on June 8, 2022. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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HONG KONG—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.