But the crafting of miniatures became a virtually lost art during the wars and chaos of the late Qing and the early years of the Republic of China. Miniatures in Taiwan during that period were even fewer in number.
然而這樣的毫芒巧雕，隨清末民初的戰亂瀕臨失傳，台灣的毫芒雕刻家更是屈指可數。