In a court that relied on candles for illumination, light would be refracted from the porcelain and lacquer to produce rays of light as though from mirrors with an "extremely beautiful" effect. But Impey also reminds us that lacquer's practical ability of preserving wood is one of the reasons why so much lacquerware has lasted down to today.
瓷器與漆器的光度，在以燭光為主要照明的宮廷裡，會發出向鏡面般的反射，「美極了」，英匹博士提醒，漆面還有保護木料的實用效果，這也是許多漆器能保存至今的原因之一。