The Crown Prince looked at the Buddha statue and showed a surprised expression.
He had seen all sorts of ornaments before.
Porcelain, wood carving, stone carving, glaze, jade, bronze, and so on, he had seen many, and only the fine pieces caught his eye.
But he had never seen an ornament as bright as this glass piece before.
"Glass! Glaze?" exclaimed the Crown Prince in surprise.
Glaze and glass look very similar in appearance, but glaze is more complex in composition and its crafting techniques are cumbersome and delicate. In contrast, glass is much simpler to make and easier to produce.
Of course, glass also has its shortcomings compared to glaze. Glaze comes in a variety of colors and layers, while glass, due to its production process, has obvious stratification in its colors.
For example, that gold Buddha can clearly be seen to have layers.
