Chu Dau ceramic products are very diverse in both design and type, with five main product lines, including the traditional product line (such as vases and ornamental plates), the spiritual product line (such as worshipping sets and feng shui items), household products, the enamel line extracted from rice husk ash ensuring 100% food hygiene and safety, and export products.

Artisans and workers are rushing to produce many sophisticated, durable and beautiful ceramic products.

Chu Dau ceramics have long been considered the pinnacle of Vietnamese ceramics in terms of sophistication and the enamel’s colour and pattern. According to experts, Chu Dau's products date back to the 13th century and were honoured as "products of royal symbols" at the end of the 17th century.

Nguyen Huu Thuc, General Director of Chu Dau Ceramic Joint Stock Company, said there are currently 46 museums in 32 countries around the world displaying ancient Chu Dau ceramic artefacts. Chu Dau Village’s products have reached consumers in more than 20 countries. Chu Dau ceramics have truly become the pride of Vietnamese ceramic arts.

The artisans are making dragon-shaped ceramics.

Artisans and workers of Chu Dau Ceramic Joint Stock Company are rushing to produce many sophisticated, durable and beautiful ceramic products to serve the market during the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Customers visit and buy products at a display area for Chu Dau ceramic products.

Welcoming the upcoming Lunar New Year (the Year of Dragon), Chu Dau Ceramic Joint Stock Company produces many dragon-shaped ceramic products. Chu Dau ceramic products are handcrafted with the talented hands of artisans and workers.

Painter and ceramic artisan join hands to make flowers bloom in crystalline ceramic products

Artist Hong Duc Thanh, who is famous for his mastery of ceramic painting techniques, has collaborated with ceramic engineer Le Ngoc Thach to hold an exhibition in Hanoi displaying his artworks painted on Bat Trang crystalline ceramic products.

Vietnam's last queen’s ceramics auctioned in France

A jade bowl and other antiques belonging to Queen Nam Phuong, wife of Vietnam's last king, fetched high prices at a recent auction in France.

Ceramic painting titled “Vietnam-US Friendship” unveiled

A large-format ceramic painting titled "Vietnam-US Friendship", showing images of typical cultural heritages of Vietnam and the US, has just been inaugurated at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV)'s campus in Hanoi on the occasion of opening of the US-Vietnam Cooperation Centre.

Widow works to fulfil husband's dream of promoting Vietnamese ceramics

In the family album of late People's Artisan Vu Duc Thang, there is photo capturing the late artisan having his wife dye his hair in their private house in Bat Trang Pottery Village in the afternoon on the last day of the lunar year. Phung Thi Thinh's efforts have been gradually rewarded. The Bat Trang Museum, the first private ceramics museum is about to be built on an area of nearly 1000 sq.m with the design of accredited architect Tran Quoc Khoi Nguyen.

The charm of Vietnamese ceramics in the flow of history

Traditional arts enthusiasts are now provided with an opportunity to admire a collection of treasured pieces of ceramics and explore the 2,000-year history of Vietnamese ceramics through the ongoing exhibition themed ‘Vietnam Ceramics – A Separate Tradition: From the An Bien collection’.

Source: NDO