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130: 303: 341:. The history of pottery production in the village can be traced back as far as the 14th century CE, and in subsequent centuries having been a popular manufactured product extensively traded by local merchants as well as European trading ships throughout Southeast Asia and the Far East. Bát Tràng nowadays still continues producing bowls, dishes and vases not only for the local market but also for exporting to Japan, one of the important market of Vietnamese ceramics. The gas kiln is more and more popular than electric or tradition wooden kiln. Beside the traditional decoration technique by brush, it appears recently the decoration technique using screen printing on rice paper. The new technique is applied mainly for the producing religious products like incense burners. But all other processes of making vessels are still very much handmade which is very important. There is another beautiful thing of Bát Tràng that is the old family houses. It is left only two or three this kind of old house which still keep the spirit of old Bat Trang, where it is found the big size vases, or bowls with the decorations from the 14th century, the most popular period of Bat Trang Ceramics. 560: 44: 106: 356: 17: 484: 572: 632: 596: 584: 620: 608: 656: 644: 276: 432: 443:. During the 16th century, Vietnam's export of ceramics was also damaged by its internal civil war, the Portuguese and Spanish entry into the region and the Portuguese conquest of Malacca which caused an upset in the trading system, while the carracks ships in the Malacca to Macao trade run by the Portuguese docked at Brunei due to good relations between the Portuguese and Brunei after the Chinese permitted Macao to be leased to the Portuguese. 508:) because excavations in the region had been ongoing since their discovery in 1983. The only pieces remaining at the kiln sites were wasters (pieces that had fused, collapsed or exploded in the firing process). Intact examples of the wares produced were rare, since all were exported. When the wreck was found there was excitement among collectors and archaeologists, for it promised the first cargo consisting solely of Vietnamese wares. 158: 138: 1118: 521: 368: 198: 294:. Accidentally discovered in 1985, this site ranges from Quảng Ngãi Commune to Đức Phổ Commune, with the main archaeological artefacts concentrating in Quảng Ngãi, Cát Tiên District, Lâm Đồng Province, southern Tây Nguyên. The unknown civilization which developed this site inhabited it between the 4th century and 9th centuries CE. A number of ceramic wares were found at this site. 474:
although the high-footed bowls were originally used for food. The bowls had an everted rim, high foot, were underglazed with cobalt floral decorations, lappets above base, unglazed stacking rings in well and were brown washed on the base. The diameters can range from 9 to 15 centimetres. They were
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county east of Hanoi, was discovered in 1983, which led to a series of excavations being conducted there from 1986 to 1991. The village is estimated to have begun production in the 13th century, reaching a peak in the 15th and 16th centuries, and declining in the 17th century. From 1436 to 1465,
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The Vietnamese had begun exporting their ceramic productions at least since late 13th century to 14th century. According to archaeological findings in Vietnam and other countries from the 14th century, some Vietnamese ceramics and coins dated 1330 have been recovered from the sites in Japan, the
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abruptly ceased trade with the outside world, creating a commercial vacuum that allowed Vietnamese blue-and-white ceramics to monopolize the markets for about 150 years. Vietnamese wares of this era have been found all over Asia, from Japan, throughout Southeast Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, the
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island. Among them was a wooden plate with character showing the date 1330 on it. Whether the Japanese went to Vietnam or Vietnamese traders came to Japan or if it all went through China is not quite clear. Vietnamese history records showed that when Lord
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lies 22 miles off the coast of central Vietnam in the South China Sea. The ship was carrying a large cargo of Vietnamese ceramics from the mid- to late-15th century. The provenance of the pieces was known to be the kilns of the Red River Delta (such as
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After reclaiming independence from China in 938, the Vietnamese craftsman under sovereign royal rules began designing and manufacturing ceramic productions independently of China. Vietnamese Lý-Trần period's creamy-white
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In 1996 over 250,000 intact examples of Vietnamese ceramic were recovered. 10% of unique ware was kept by the government for national museums, while the rest was allowed to be auctioned off to pay for recovery costs.
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kilns which were used to produce particularly Cham-style brown-glazed stoneware jars. The kilns were rebuilt many times, suggest a fairly long span of use. Go Sanh ceramics were found in
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While ceramic wares in the traditional style are still being produced and enjoy popularity, modern ceramics are increasingly produced for export. Ceramic production centers include
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During the 15th-century Chinese occupation of Vietnam, Vietnamese potters readily adopted cobalt underglaze, which had already gained popularity in export markets. Vietnamese
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Teacup impressed with chrysanthemum decoration in white glaze, which features a body so thin as to allow the passage of light. Made in 15th century under the
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Vietnamese ceramics were an essential part of the trade between Vietnam and its neighbors during pre-modern times through all the periods.
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During the Chinese domination periods, the local Dong Son culture started fading away and Vietnamese ceramics were being influenced by
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Chu Đậu ceramics exported in Japan were called (An'nan) Annam wares. Chu Đậu ceramics also made the majority in the Hội An shipwreck.
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and industry. Vietnamese pottery and ceramics has a long history spanning back to thousands of years ago, including long before
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Ceramic eaves tile with reversed inscription "vạn tuế" (longevity) found in the site of Nanyue Kingdom Palace (c. 207-111 BCE)
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Li, Tana (2006), "The Rise and the Fall of the Jiaozhi Ocean Region", in Schottenhammer, Angela; Ptak, Roderich (eds.),
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This is the place which is mentioned in the famous vase signed by a woman named Bui and dated 1450 in the
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The trade in Vietnamese ceramics was damaged due to the plummet in trade by Cham merchants after the
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Much of Vietnamese pottery and ceramics after the Chinese-domination era was largely influenced by
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ceramics have local characteristics and are distinctly different from Chinese ceramics. Dragon "
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port at the beginning of the 17th century, hundreds of Japanese residents were already there.
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Sandhtakalaning Majapahit: Learning the Dynamics of Majapahit as Nusantara's great strength
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in the 16th-17th century, fragments of Vietnamese ceramic were found in a northern part of
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During the 15th century, around 80% of Southeast Asian ceramic products imported to
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The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Blue-and-white ceramic lampstand, and phoenix-shaped vase ewers dated to the
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Vietnamese and Chinese Ceramics Used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony
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mistakenly believed that it have been fired in China during the
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The Perception of Maritime Space in Traditional Chinese Sources
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Vietnamese blue and white jar from Chu Đậu kilns, 14th century
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One of the noteworthy examples of modern ceramic art is the
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Empire were Vietnamese products, and 20% were Thai. In the
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Birmingham Museum of Art : guide to the collection
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The Evolution of Vietnamese Ceramics : ThingsAsian
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it becomes part of the Chinese imperial collection and
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wares (安南焼), which were exported to Japan and used in
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Philippines), to the Middle East (the Arabian port of
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ceramics has dominated aboriginal characteristics of
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Bát Tràng Museum / Museum of Ceramic Art by Vũ Thắng
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Index


Lê dynasty
Emperor Qianlong
Ming dynasty
Republic of China
National Palace Museum

ceramic art
pottery
Vietnamese art
Chinese domination
Chinese ceramics
Cambodia
India
Champa

Luo Yue
Dongsonian


Chinese ceramics

celadon
Nāga
Bodhi
lotus
makara
Buddha

blue-and-white

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