And apart from basing works on those in the NPM (which made an exception for him to view works up close), he also studied and copied works held in private collections. He was bent on accurately capturing the feel of these ancient ceramics.
蔡曉芳以手中茶杯詳細解說，除了故宮破例讓他近觀研析外，民間的古董藏家也是他造訪的對象，只為了精確做出古代器制的質感。