Bát Tràng porcelain

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a lamp support of Bat Trang Porcelain. Photo taken in the Museum of Art of Vietnam in Hanoi

Bát Tràng porcelain and pottery is a type of ceramic made in the village of Bát Tràng, in the suburban outskirts of the northern Vietnamese city of Hanoi.[1] The village is located in an area rich in clay suitable for making ceramic. Bát Tràng ceramics are considered some of the best known porcelain products in Vietnam besides those of , Biên Hòa, , Hương Canh, Lái Thiêu and Bầu Trúc. The history of ceramic making in this village can be traced back as far as the 14th century AD during the Ly-Tran dynasty period.

One of famous and only museum of ceramic art at Bát Tràng is Bát Tràng Museum / Museum of Ceramic Art by Vũ Thắng

References[]

  1. ^ "Bat Trang pottery village". Vietnam Online. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

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