These sugar and cream bowl is decorated with a traditional Vietnamese blue and white floral motif. Handmade in Bat Trang, Vietnam, they are specially curved on their inner side to fit together like puzzle pieces. They come in a small, natural wicker basket.
Influenced by Ming China, Vietnam's blue and white ceramics have been sought after throughout the world since the 15th century. Today potters blend artistic skill with time honored techniques in the famous pottery village of Bat Trang, just east of Hanoi, where there are as many kilns as houses. Ceramics skills are passed down through the generations. Artisans pour clay into molds, and carefully remove the pieces when they are set. Paint and glaze is applied by hand, and, when dry, the pottery is fired at very high temperatures, giving it strength and durability.
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