Bat Trang pottery village located on the banks of the Red River in Vietnam has a long history of pottery making dating back to the Le Dynasty. The village specializes in producing various ceramic products through a 5-step process: 1) preparing clay and soil, 2) shaping ceramic pieces by turntable, mold, or hand, 3) decorating with painting, engraving, or molds, 4) glazing, and 5) firing at different temperatures according to the type of ceramic. Tourists can visit Bat Trang to observe the artisans and purchase finished products.

2. BAT TRANG POTTERY MAKING
VILLAGE
Lan Anh, Nguyễn Mai Anh, Khánh

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.root
source
2.
implement
ation
process
3.
product

4. Bat Trang pottery village is located on the banks of
the Red River, in Gia Lam district, outside Hanoi.
The name Bat Trang means "big yard", and the
village has a history dating back to the Le Dynasty.
This is the oldest and most famous pottery village in
Vietnam, as well as a place that domestic and
foreign tourists cannot fail to visit once. Bat Trang
Pottery Village specializes in producing various
types of ceramics in both types and designs. The
most interesting thing when coming to Bat Trang is
that you can directly watch the artisans make
delicate ceramic products or manually mold the
products to your liking.
1.ROOT SOURCE

5. Step 1: The first step in the pottery making process is to choose the best clay and
kaolin. Then, the earth is refined through many stages to get the best soil to be
able to make pottery.Clay after being mined is usually very solid, so it must be
watered and then thinly sliced apricots. After that, the soil will be removed from
impurities and thoroughly kneaded with feet and then covered in large piles. The
soil will be sliced again and again to create a smooth, flexible texture.
2. IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS

6. STEP 2: POLISHING
POTTERY – STEP OF
CREATING POTTERY
In fact, there are 3 main methods to
coordinate ceramic shapes, which
are:Shaping on the turntableShape by
moldSqueeze by handHowever, there
are cases where ceramic products are
produced by a combination of all
three methods.

7. CREATING CERAMIC
SHAPES ON THE
TURNTABLE
After the soil is carefully tempered and has a certain plasticity, it
will be molded into a long string, as big as a wrist. The worker
will then trim each segment, making a hollow in the middle of
the turntable.Legs must pedal the table, broach the ground with 2
hands. Ceramic products with large or small size, thick or thin
are all controlled by the hands of craftsmen. The way to shape
ceramic by turntable is often used for large-sized products such
as jars, jars, vases, etc.

8. SHAPING WITH MOLD
The method of forming ceramic
by mold is often applied in the
production of ceramic products
with moderate volume such as
bowls, cups, plates...

9. CREATING CERAMIC
SHAPES BY HAND
This technique is shown very
clearly in the millet, on the
top of pottery, cans, jars,
sacks or all kinds of animals,
statues...

10. STEP
3:
DECO
RATE
THE
PATT
ERN
Painting Directly On Ceẻamic: At this stage, the worker will use a brush to draw directly
on the rustic background the textures and patterns. To perform this stage perfectly, the
worker must be highly skilled, the pattern on the ceramic must be drawn in detail and in
harmony with the ceramic shape. It is this that has elevated ceramic products into a delicate
art form.Ceramic products after being glazed and decorated with patterns. This stage is
called painting on enamel. And decorating the pattern first and then glazing it is called
painting under the glaze.
Direct Cut & Marking: After being polished, ceramic products will be dried in the sun until
the soil hardens, then repaired, trimmed and scraped as desired. Line engraving is the main
method to decorate ceramic patterns. At this stage, the potter will draw or draw directly on
the ceramic bone and then bake it.
Print Pattern With Mold: With some ceramic products, the pattern is engraved into the
ceramic bone, which is done by mold printing method. This method is applied to celadon or
brown flower glaze ceramic products.

12. STEP 4:
ENAMEL
When the carpentry product is finished, the worker can bake the ceramic at low temperature and
then glaze it or use the carpentry product directly to glaze and then fire it. Potters often choose
the method of glazing directly on the finished ceramic. Before glazing, the product must be
cleaned of dust with a bristle brush. Products with colored ceramic bones before glazing must
have an glaze layer to cover the color of the ceramic bones and at the same time must take into
account the features of each type of glaze intended to be coated on each type of ceramic bone.
enamel concentration, the difficulty level of the ceramic bone and also the weather. In fact,
enameling techniques include many forms such as spraying glaze, bouncing glaze on the
surface, dipping glaze for small ceramics, however, the most common form of glazing outside
the product - "glaze pliers". The most difficult is “turning yeast” or “casting yeast”.The "turning
glaze" process is the process of glazing inside and outside at the same time. “Enamel casting” is
only enameled inside the product. The above methods of enamelling are technical, it is also an
art that has been preserved through generations. We can even say it is the secret of the
profession.

14. STEP 5: BURNING
CERAMIC PRODUCTS
This is the last and most important of all the steps. The success or
failure of the ceramic product is determined at this step. There are
many types of ceramic kilns, but the most popular is a kiln with or
without a pot and more recently a box kiln. The fuel for firing ceramics
is coal bran, firewood or gas. Ceramic firing time will be decided
depending on the shell type and shape of the product. If it is terracotta,
the temperature will be from 600 - 900°C, brown ceramic from 1100 -
1200°C, original ceramic from 1200 - 1250°C, white ceramic from
1250 - 1280°C and finally ceramic porcelain from 1280 - 1350°C.