Ceramic Artisans of Bat Trang, Vietnam

Villages in Vietnam are renowned for their traditional handmade ceramics and pottery. Bat Trang, is one such old, well-established village in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city. Bat Trang continues to preserve the traditional craft of handmade ceramics. This village has been famous for its ceramics for a thousand years. Throughout Vietnam, it is known for producing its distinctive ceramic dinnerware and ornamental decor called Bát Tràng porcelain. Traditional ceramics from Vietnam feature exquisite patterns, high pigments, and fine brush strokes. Blue pigment is a distinctive feature of handcrafted Vietnamese ceramics.