Loaded pottery kiln before firing in Quế An village

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

The kiln is loaded and ready to be fired. It The kiln is loaded and ready for firing. There are 150 large pots, 102 small pots and about 60 lids.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q42

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Lò nung được sắp xếp trước khi nung ở làng Quế An

Description alt

Lò nung đã được sắp xếp và sẵn sàng để nung. Trong lò có 150 chiếc nồi lớn, 102 chiếc nồi nhỏ và 60 cái nắp nồi.

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-Q42-0047