Dried pots piled up on the walls of the kiln, waiting to be loaded for firing, in Quế An village

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:37 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

When preparing for firing, the potters first bring all the dried pots to the kiln. They pile them up against the walls. If there is no more room, they put them on the side.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q42

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Những nồi gốm khô chất đống trên thành lò, chờ được xếp lên nung ở làng Quế An

Description alt

Khi chuẩn bị nung, trước tiên người thợ gốm mang tất cả các nồi gốm đã khô vào lò nung. Họ chất chúng lên vách tường. Nếu không còn chỗ trống thì họ đặt chúng sang một bên.

Cultural group

Kinh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Item/object

Pottery firing kiln

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

Materials alt

Đất sét (vietnamese for clay), Đất núng (vietnamese for pottery ; literal. "earth cooked")

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Backyard

Temporality

The process of loading the kiln takes around 2h : 1h to bring the pots near the kiln and 1h to actually organise them in. It is usually undertaken in early afternoon (around 1PM).

Date of creation

2023-04-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q42-0043