The exhibition aims to give the public an insight into Vietnam’s ceramics through four main stages from the first 10 centuries AD to the 19th centuries.
In Vietnam, the first pieces of ceramics were created around 7,000 – 8,000 years ago and pottery became popular in daily life about 4,000 years ago.
Pottery flourished the most during the 15th – 17 centuries when craftsmen were capable of performing sophisticated techniques. Hai Duong’s Chu Dau became the country’s largest pottery hub at that time, where ceramics were also made for exports.
Between the 17th – 18th centuries, Vietnam’s pottery lost its foothold to Europe and Japan. Many pottery hubs have disappeared since then but Hanoi’s Bat Trang remains its operation until today.
The exhibition “Vietnam Ceramics – A Separate Tradition: From the An Bien collection” will run through December./.
