Bat Trang traditional pottery village belong to BacNinh province, about 10km from Ha Noi capital toward the South East of Ha Noi. From the central HaNoi , passing Chuong Duong bridge or VinhTuy Bridge, along the dike of Red River. At Bat Trang hitherto circulated myths about the origin of pottery is as follows: In the Ly dynasty, there are three scholar , they were: HuaVinhKieu, Đao Tri Tien, Luu Phuong Tu, they were sent to the Noth “ Tong”. After completing tasks,on the way back to country, through ThieuChau. At here, there were three famous kilns, they werelearnedsome techniques to bring about homeland. HuaVinhKieu vulgarize to Bat Trang’s residents techniques white enamel.Dao Tri TientaughTho Ha’s residents the trade of making yellow enamel. Luu Phuong Tu told Phu Lang’s local the art of making the deep redyellowish enamel.This story were saved at Tho Ha and Phu Lang with many different wrong about the facts. If it were facts, Bat Trang pottery could be born in Ly dynasty.
Bat Trang Pottery Village Member of group: 1.Pham Thi Hoa : History of Bat Trang pottery village 2.Tran Thi Bich Kieu :The legend 3.Le Thi Lan Phuong : Production process 4.Nguyen Hanh Trinh : Product of Bat Trang 5.Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh : Glaze 6.Le Cong Thanh : Decorative techniques and floral motifs on ceramics 7.Dao Thi Mai Huong : Artisan Doan Thi Thao Thao : Bat Trang ancient village Nguyen Thi Huong : Bat Trang pottery market Bat Trang Pottery Village 1.History of Bat Trang pottery village (Pham Thi Hoa) Bat Trang traditional pottery village belong to BacNinh province, about 10km from Ha Noi capital toward the South East of Ha Noi From the central HaNoi , passing Chuong Duong bridge or VinhTuy Bridge, along the dike of Red River At Bat Trang hitherto circulated myths about the origin of pottery is as follows: In the Ly dynasty, there are three scholar , they were: HuaVinhKieu, Đao Tri Tien, Luu Phuong Tu, they were sent to the Noth “ Tong” After completing tasks,on the way back to country, through ThieuChau At here, there were three famous kilns, Bat Trang Pottery Village they werelearnedsome techniques to bring about homeland HuaVinhKieu vulgarize to Bat Trang’s residents techniques white enamel.Dao Tri TientaughTho Ha’s residents the trade of making yellow enamel Luu Phuong Tu told Phu Lang’s local the art of making the deep red-yellowish enamel.This story were saved at Tho Ha and Phu Lang with many different wrong about the facts If it were facts, Bat Trang pottery could be born in Ly dynasty In Hau Le dynasty, late 14th century early 15th century and the first Nguyen dynasty Bo Xuyen commune and Bach Bat belong to total Bach Bat, yen Mo district, ThanhHoa town Here had white clays suitable for pottery according to legend and genealogy of some clan , some of them is Vu clan in Bo Xuyen, in the past, resident Bo Bat made specially longstanding pottery Up to now, people haven’t yet found any historic documents in order that confirm the three scholarly biographies as well as the village formation Bat Trang’s legend (Tran Thi Bich Kieu) Bat Trang village is said to be established in 14 th or 15th century in several documents However, according to the villager, the village perhaps appeared earlier There are many legends concerning the village origin One of these tells that: Bat Trang pottery village is established from Ly – Tran dynasty by the combination of famous family ( Tran, Vuong, Nguyen, Le, Pham) from Bo Bat village with st family to Bat Trang name Nguyen Ninh Trang In 1010, Ly Thai To King relocated the capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long Thang Long became the center of politics, economy and culture of the country With the establishment and development of the capital, many merchants, craftsmen from many areas come to settle down here to work and trade In particular, Bat Trang was known for 72 hills of white clays suitable for ceramic It would have been an important supply center for the demands of the new capital Bat Trang Pottery Village At that time, some potters of Bo Bat ( or previously Bach Bat – Yen Mo district – Truong Son – Thanh Hoa now belongs to Yen Thanh commune – Tam Diep district – Ninh Binh province) had specialized on pottery for a long time Several pottery producers emigrated here with Nguyen Ninh Trang family to build the pottery kiln which was called Bach Tho ward (White Earth) The following emigrations made Bat Trang from a normal pottery village became a famous pottery center Villagers in Bo Bat and Trung Yen agreed to name the village as Bat Trang after the name of Nguyen family the person who made great contribution to the village’s establishment ( Nguyen Ninh Trang) in Truong Yen The name of Bat Trang was first known during Ly – Tran dynasty Although this legend is not convincing evidence for the date of establishment of Bat Trang village, some archeological data shows that many of the Ly Dynasty’s relics are decorated with blue enamel pottery A more reliable document is the "Du Dia Chi" of Nguyen Trai, a great politician, strategist, diplomat and poet, compiled in early Le Dynasty, which stated that in each tribute to the Chinese Dynasty, Bat Trang had to provide 70 sets of dishes and bowls, which indicates that by that time, the Bat Trang pottery was quite sophisticated Production process (Le Thi Lan Phuong) Process produces a pottery Bat Trang including: Clay has been processed into production Step 1: Creating product shape Previously, the product is molded by hand on a turntable And now, in response to market demand, we create products with mold There are two ways to creating products with mold is print and pour Product after taking out of the mold, the workers began trimming the excess land, surface cleaning, connect the parts of the product together, punched and engraved or embossed motifs Step 2: Fire slightly The product is put into a kiln and firing at 800 degrees Bat Trang Pottery Village Step 3: Glazing anh decoration> After the fire slightly, the product is coated with enamel and drawn Drawning under the glaze: Drawing motif on the product, then the product coated transparent glazes Drawing on the glaze: Glazing on the product, then painted motifs Bat Trang has a varity of enamels such as glass, gem and ceramic enamel There is a diference between enamels in heating temperature and environment Step 4: Baked product Products been put on the heat-resistant panels on each floor, and then put into the kiln by siding rails Products is fired at 1200 degrees in approximately 12 hours or 24 hours depending on the product After firing, the product is cooled in a natural way, then taken out of the kiln This is a very important stage deciding on the quality of products, especially products glazed Step 5: Acceptance The product is removed from the kiln, then inspected quality and classified This production process lasts 10 to 15 days Bat Trang products (Nguyen Hanh Trinh) Good afternoon lady and gentleman It’s a pleasure to be here with u My name is Trinh My purpose today is to introduce about group products of Bat Trang pottery Now in front of your eyes is basic products Bat Trang products have a variety of styles , shapes and types Basing on the purpose of use, Bat Trang pottery can be classified as follow ( is has main): household utensils, worship pottery products and pottery decorations By passion for this job, hardworking and creative , Bat Trang artisans have created a colorful world of pottery, diverse and lively Bat Trang pottery is not only famous in national but also are exported to other countries in the world like the European Union , South Korea , Taiwan , Japan , America First is household utensils group , there many products : including plate, flower vase, bowl, flower pot, tea set, cup, box, vase, jar, jug Bat Trang Pottery Village The second is Worship pottery products include light holder, candle holder, incense burner, pottery tray and sword Among which, light holder, incense burner are the valuable items to the current collection, because on many items, there are details of craftsmen, homeland, date of production and name of customers Those are very special characteristics of Bat Trang pottery The last is pottery decorations products : including house model, pottery lamp, tiger statue, elephant statue, dragon statue, Di Lac statue, Kim Cuong statue This is many pictures of Bat Trang pottery Is it beautiful? Of course it is And now if u have any questions, ill very happy to answer them for u So anyone?? Have questions? If no questions , I’ll introduce the next presentation 5.Glaze (Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh) The most famous and unique glaze: Celadon glaze,brown glaze,crackled glaze,indigo blue flower glaze Glazing technique: • • • Quay men: Glazing both inside and outside the items Kim men : Glazing only outside the pottery Duc men : Glazing only inside the pottery Glaze is used to decorate pottery and to make it durable and non-porous.It is glazing that brings life and beauty to an item or even simple form, and the process requires both technical and artistic abilities With centuries of history behind them, Bat Trang potters demonstrate a high level of proficiency and variation in glazing The glazes are applied on dry clay before the firing process The high temperatures in the kiln cause the glaze to melt, the colors appear through chemical changes and the pieces achieve a hard, non- porous and often shiny surface More and more ceramicmakers fire their raw wares first (‘bisque- firing’ at 700oC) before applying glazes in Bat Trang Pottery Village order to achieve the patina and glaze color required.Flaws occur more frequently in once-fired than in twice-fired wares The first glossy white glaze had three main components: white clay, baked lime and rice husk ash From 14th century onwards Bat Trang potters developed the blue glaze This glaze is made from ground red rock ( cobalt oxide ) that changes color at 1200oC, a temperature that could be achieved in the ‘frog’ and ‘toad’ kilns The designs are painted on using a fine hairbrush, the amount of colour applied giving depth to the designs A high level of skill is needed to produce these hand- painted designs, and Bat Trang is famed for its fine freestyle decorations The decorative design is drawn directly on to the rough clay and so can’t be rubbed out Then the glaze is applied on top This type of work is called ‘underglazed decoration’ Blue-and-white utilitarian pieces are decorated with flowers, birds, fish and dragons, phoenixes, tortoises and unicorns Crackled glaze came early to Vietnam, and BatTrang made a major contribution in developing it in the 17th century The crackled appearance is achieved by using glazes that crack uniformly during the firing process This glaze is not used for utilitarian pieces because the surface is not sealed and food flavors would soak in the clay 6.Decorative techniques and floral motifs on ceramics (Le Cong Thanh) Bat Trang potters used paint brushes directly on the wood background textured pattern Bat Trang potters are used many other decorative forms, art has efficient indexing, topical bleeding man, the man painted Bat Trang Pottery Village Recently, Bat Trang techniques appear based paint ceramic bone was reheated 1st or steamed flower techniques, one decor paper form available at decal, imported from abroad the decoration: From 14 to 15 century: The period this the main motif is engraved and male brown bowl by: building ceramics brown during the Tran justice In 16th century: Period this Bat Trang pottery mainly produces output worship of big size leg lamps, incense burners with main themes is the dragon, phoenix, cloud clusters, In 17th century: new decoration themes like sacred animals, tiger, lion, crane period starting this unique vẻ the subject lotus, birds and humans In 18th century: Decorate embossed chiếm mainstream With rich decorative themes trees, yin yang In 19th century: use a variety of men to decorate with existing themes and add some new subjects be introduced from foreign countries mainly China is the classic reference of 20th century to the present: there appeared many new décor decal stickers, logo, color image diverse as many different topics Artisans (Dao Thi Mai Huong) Tran Do artisan He was born in 1957 and was the 18th of Tran in Bat Trang traditional craft village He began making ceramic when he was 10 years old and he is said to be “ the “ King of glazes” with the special talent for restoring Thang Long’s antique ceramics, glazed ceramics of Ly, Tran, Le and invented so many type of enamels Do Tran has restored and invented over 70 anciently ceramics glazes Properly pearl enamels, he had 12 of separate methods Which has some unique enamels as : blue Bat Trang Pottery Village enamel, “rau” enamel, flowing enamel, brown enamel, black enamel, pearl enamel .etc Being famous artisan of Bat Trang, his ceramic kilns was honorably welcomed many V.I.P leader such as Former President Tran Luong Duc, Former vice-president Chuong My Hoa and General Secretary, President of Congress Nguyen Phu Trong About some prices he achieved : +”The Golden Hand” -Union of Cooperatives Handicraft Industry Center(1990) +”The Golden Hands Award” - Arts Association of Indochina(1999) +Golden price of Vietnamese Star ( Vietnam Arts Association) +… Vu Duc Thang Artisan Graduated Industrial Arts University, He was famous in pottery village with the talent of embossed, engraving patterns on ceramics (also known as “Ám họa”) skills which is now only so few artisan in Bat Trang can Products Introduction showroom and manufacture factory of him was authenticated one of three favorite travel destinations of tourists when they come to visit Bat Trang He also owned two Unique and rare ceramic vases It is tall 1meter with terracotta carving textures recorded many marks of the glorious history of the nation and national landmarks and exhibited in occasion of celebration 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi About some prices he achieved : + The Golden Hand Award ( 1999) +Vietnam Quintessence(2004), Silver prize Vietnamese Star(2002) at the festival Handicraft goods and cultural products +Vietnamese Star Award (2006) Le Chau Minh Artisan Bat Trang Pottery Village He is the only person in the village holds the secret production of oversized vase from 2m high or more He specializes in making all kinds of vase, flowerpot all sizes His son, Le Ngoc Minh has produced the single highest vase of Vietnam (with the height of 3.4 m was recorded in the record books Vietnam), was involved in many exhibitions showcasing ceramics Some other artisants like: Vuong Manh Tuan, To Thanh Son, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Khang each person has different talents Bat Trang ancient village (Doan Thi Thao Thao) Bat Trang pottery village has divided into small hamlets , the first and secons ones among them are called ancient hamlets In those hamlets, most households ceramic, and most people are involved in making pottery It takes many stages to finish a batch of ceramic: selecting, processing and preparing soil; shaping, creating designs, enamelling, and finally baking the products The area is now a part of the first and second hamlet in Bat Trang, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, bordering the Red River, preserved and be a fascinating place to tourists Especially, in Bat Trang village, besides over-thousands-year old houses now being preserved, there are winding hamlets with only about meter width, creating an unique architectural-cultural space with the tragicomic story, related to activities and transport in an ancient village There are funerals, which need hewing down the brick wall for coffin, and with the wedding, the bride and groom cannot walk abreast but go in one line The congestion or stucking in hamlets like two goats cross the bridge are also not rare Bat Trang Pottery Village Bat Trang Pottery market (Nguyen Thi Huong) The market is located in Bat Trang village center It’s one of the famous attraction in Ha Noi Where everybody make pottey Open time: 8h AM – 7PM The market has over 100 stall Visitors are impressed by the village products Pottery are see everywhere and the prices are affordable You can find lots of things to buy as: + Household utensil as: flower vase, cup, bowl, tea set… + Woship pottery products: incense burners, light holder… + Pottery decoration: statue ceramic, pictures, lamp, jars… + Souvenir: wind bell, bracelet… Market pottery work very busy especially on weekends Every morning, thousands of young people in Ha Noi, foreign visitors on the market No just freedom shop, visitors are also introduced all stages of product There is some service in here as: pottery painting, clay shaping… Foreign tourists are interested in Bat Trang not only because of the attractions of an ancient handicraft village, but also the uniqueness of traditional Vietnamese culture that is still retained here in the 21st century To get the village, you can catch the bus No.47 at the price of only 7.000đ or you can go to by motorbike or by car at the more expensive price of 150.000đ Tourists can also call a motorbike taxi (xe om) in Hanoi for the price of about VND80.000đ However, the price might be higher if tourists not know how to bargain Bat Trang Pottery Village ... two goats cross the bridge are also not rare Bat Trang Pottery Village Bat Trang Pottery market (Nguyen Thi Huong) The market is located in Bat Trang village center It’s one of the famous attraction... artisants like: Vuong Manh Tuan, To Thanh Son, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Khang each person has different talents Bat Trang ancient village (Doan Thi Thao Thao) Bat Trang pottery village has divided... worship pottery products and pottery decorations By passion for this job, hardworking and creative , Bat Trang artisans have created a colorful world of pottery, diverse and lively Bat Trang pottery