End of the pre-firing in Quế An village : Putting out the fire

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posted on 2025-10-31, 11:36 authored by Cécile de FrancquenCécile de Francquen

After the pre-firing, the fire is first left to die out. Võ Thị Sương takes out the embers to cook rice paper with sesame seeds (" bánh trắng mè "), which we ate as a snack while waiting for the kiln to cool down. Once the fire is out, Giang Ngọc Xanh, putts out the embers with water and takes the ashes out of the klln.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

Q43

Rights owner

Cécile de Francquen

Title alt

Kết thúc quá trình chồng lò (nung sơ), tại làng Quế An: dập lửa

Description alt

Sau quá trình chồng lò (nung sơ), ngọn lửa được để cho tắt dần. Võ Thị Sương lấy than hồng để nướng bánh tráng với hạt mè (“bánh trắng mè”), chúng tôi ăn vặt trong khi chờ lò nguội. Sau khi lửa tắt, Giang Ngọc Xanh dùng nước dập tắt than hồng và lấy tro ra khỏi lò.

Cultural group

Kinh

Participants

Võ Thị Sương, Giang Ngọc Xanh

Country

Viet Nam

Place

Quế An, Quế Sơn district, Quảng Nam Province

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

Between pre-firing and firing, the kiln has to cool down for around 30min.

Intent

The kiln has to cool down enough so that the potters can approach it and climb onto the wall to prepare for the firing.

Date of creation

2023-04-25

Unique ID

2020SG03-Q43-0206