The Qing dynasty book Jinyu Suoji declares that Song dynasty diao lacquer ware was marvelous and costly. The book says that one day an antique dealer accidentally broke one of his pieces of Song diao and discovered that it was gold inside. From that time, many people struggled to acquire pieces of Song diao and then stripped them of their lacquer.
清朝的《金玉瑣碎》記載著：宋朝製的雕漆精妙價高，有一天一個古董商人不小心打破了一隻宋朝的雕漆器，發覺裡面竟然是真金內胎，一時間，許多人競相爭購宋朝的雕漆加以剝毀。