The pottery kiln is being fired for the "pre-firing" in Quế An village

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

Pre-firing is done just before firing. The aim is to dry out the pots completely and make them 'hard' so that there is less breaking during the firing process.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q43

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

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Lò gốm đang được đốt cho «giai đoạn chồng lò (nung sơ)» ở làng Quế An

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Việc chồng lò (nung sơ) được thực hiện ngay trước quá trình nung. Mục đích là để sấy khô hoàn toàn đồ gốm và làm cho chúng trở nên 'cứng', ít bị vỡ trong quá suốt trình nung.

Cultural group

Kinh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

Materials

Mineral-clay, Ceramic-pottery

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

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Backyard

Temporality

The process of pre-firing usually takes around 30min and takes place in the early afternoon (usually around 3pm)

Intent

The pre-firing is used to completely dry the pots and make them extra-hard and reduce the risk of breaking during the firing

Date of creation

2023-04-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q43-0033