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Phu Lang Pottery
A thatched cottage surrounded by a brood of chickens eating paddies in the yard and a jackfruit weighed down with fruits in front of it, a couple of fishermen rowing a boat, or a blooming lotus pond, these images as well as other beautiful scenes of Vietnamese nature and people are all expressed in Phu Lang potteries.
Being not as glossy as the enamel used in Bat Trang pottery, the enamel of Phu Lang has a brown color mixed with changing colors: yellowish, dark yellow, green yellow, red yellow and brown yellow. All represent a deep beauty but not a showy and jocund beauty with sophisticated curves as that of Bat Trang.
Until now, Phu Lang pottery is still handmade. Phu Lang ceramic pieces are manually smoothed. Therefore, the attractive and unique feature of Phu Lang pottery is the art of shaping it. It is the harmony of traditional styles with new and original designs such as crooked or oval flower pots and shapes of a fry or smiling face. Some products are brushed and covered with broken stone or fine sand on the surface.
Today, many pieces of Phu Lang pottery, from usual jars, basins and pots to tea sets statuettes, have been used as gifts for birthdays and weddings, or souvenirs for foreigners.
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