Every piece of pottery carries the seal of its maker.
Bat Trang · a seven-hundred-year pottery village
vCraft takes you into the workshops of the craft village's households. Watch them work, scan the seal under a piece to see every step it went through, then order straight from the maker.
A day in Bat Trang
From kneading clay to opening the kiln, six steps that every piece goes through. The photos are general pictures of each step, not photos of any particular piece. Swipe sideways to follow each one.
Kneading
The clay is filtered, rested and kneaded until every air bubble is gone.
Throwing
The clay goes on the wheel and the maker's hands pull it into shape.
Drying
It dries evenly in the shade so it won't crack in the kiln.
Painting
Patterns are brushed on by hand with blue underglaze.
Firing
The kiln climbs past 1,200°C. Only when it opens do you see how the glaze turned out.
Out of the kiln
Each piece is checked one by one and sealed underneath before it leaves the workshop.
The hands that keep the craft alive
Every household has its own story, its own glaze and its own way of shaping clay that nobody else shares.
Which workshops are open?
Visit a workshop to see the wheel and the kiln for yourself. A jade dot means the workshop is welcoming visitors.
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