Liu Guoqing, a lost-wax craftsman who works on contract to the National Palace Museum, ticks off a list of reproductions that must be delivered to the museum by the end of September. In all, the list runs to 486 pieces.
「宗周鐘、乳丁簋、獸面紋甗、足形盉、戈卣、犧尊……，共 486 件，」與故宮簽有合約的脫蠟師傅劉國慶，細數 9 月底必須交給故宮的仿物名單。