The larger shards are pieced together first, then the small slivers are painstakingly fitted in. To check whether a shard has been properly fitted, a light is shone on the piece from behind; if no light gets through, a proper fit is confirmed.
接著開始玩「拼圖遊戲」，按瓷片釉面的花紋、碎片大小厚薄，或其他可辨別的特徵，利用較大的破片將形狀湊合起來，再將細碎破片逐一嵌入原有位置，仔細「拼合」（用背光照射而沒有光線透過才算合格）後，再進行「黏合」。