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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4602372, member: 56"]I don't think necessarily so, but possibly. I've read that it was a cottage industry to hand pack molds leaving some areas of a figurine solid and other areas just a wall of clay, but still heavier than slip cast. If slip cast, I would not expect the piece to require stress release holes. But I'm pretty much talking through my hat.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe slip casting started in the 18th C (earlier in China), so the technique was available.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4602372, member: 56"]I don't think necessarily so, but possibly. I've read that it was a cottage industry to hand pack molds leaving some areas of a figurine solid and other areas just a wall of clay, but still heavier than slip cast. If slip cast, I would not expect the piece to require stress release holes. But I'm pretty much talking through my hat. I believe slip casting started in the 18th C (earlier in China), so the technique was available.[/QUOTE]
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