Most clay-baby makers were illiterate and, therefore, did not sign their pieces and leave their names to posterity.
大人喜歡購買獅虎一類的童玩給孩子嬉戲伴玩，多半是因它們在中國民俗上，帶著吉祥避邪的意味。而小巧的青蛙、公雞，多由極富巧思的工匠鑽了洞，變成可以吹出聲響的笛子，孩子們得了更是歡喜倍至。製作者大半未曾留名