[Mẫu] Gốm Bát Tràng trước mùa Tết

Chapter 1 / 21 min

One firing

The clay is sieved and kneaded, then shaped on the wheel or poured into moulds. The pieces dry a little, then are trimmed, painted and glazed.

Today’s gas kilns hold their heat more steadily than wood kilns. A firing lasts many hours, and the kiln cools before it is opened.

On the day the kiln opens, the whole workshop looks over each piece to see how the glaze came out.

Chapter 2 / 21 min

Goods for Tết

At the end of the year the workshop makes more incense bowls, flower vases and tea sets.

People buying a piece or two usually go to the pottery market; those who want to watch the making come to a workshop in the morning.