Pure beauty of Buddha statues and lotuses on Bat Trang pottery
As a potter in Bat Trang Pottery Village in Hanoi, Pham Minh Quang has specialised in drawing lotuses and carving Buddha images for 34 years. His lotus images on ceramic vases, Buddha statues, and ceramic artwork have a unique, pure, and ethereal beauty.
Pham Minh Quang has 34 years of experience in painting lotus and carving Buddha images on pottery. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Carving carefully to make the Buddha image close to everyday life. (Photo: VNP)
Painting a Buddha statue. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
The completed shaping stage of the Buddha-carved pottery. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
A Gautama Buddha statue. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
A finished work of Buddha sitting on a lotus. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Lotus leaves and lotus flowers on a ceramic vase. (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Inspired by potter’s wheels intersecting with each other, the Centre for Vietnamese Craft Village Quintessence was built in the heart of the ancient Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi. Spanning 3,300 square metres, the centre is some 15 kilometres from the capital’s downtown area on the banks of the Bac Hung Hai River, which runs through the city and Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, and Hai Duong provinces.
Bau Truc pottery village in the central province of Ninh Thuan is the oldest of its kind in Southeast Asia. Villagers still retain the method of making pottery entirely by hand, and are now making efforts to develop new ceramic lines, promote the application of information technology in consumption, and combine production with tourism to boost the number of orders it receives.
The pottery craft of the Cham people has existed for a long period of time and been maintained by the Cham community in Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province, and in Binh Duc pottery village in Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province.
Pham Minh Quang has 34 years of experience in painting lotus and carving Buddha images on pottery. (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Carving carefully to make the Buddha image close to everyday life. (Photo: VNP) 
Painting a Buddha statue. (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
The completed shaping stage of the Buddha-carved pottery. (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
A Gautama Buddha statue. (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
A finished work of Buddha sitting on a lotus. (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
Lotus leaves and lotus flowers on a ceramic vase. (Photo: VNP/VNA) 
