In other words, when rich families who owned Chinese porcelain dinner services had got one or two pieces broken, or when they wanted additional items not originally included, they asked the potters at their local potteries to make them up a few pieces to the same design.
換句話說，當年擁有中國瓷器的大戶人家，因為整套餐具中打破了一兩件，或需要其他配件，於是就近在本地作坊，要求陶工依同樣花色補做幾件。