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Ceramic boot (1)

Vu Thang2011

Bát Tràng Museum

Bát Tràng Museum
Hanoi, Vietnam

A flamboyant collection of 12 pairs of high-heels ceramic boots crafted in various materials and colors.

#1: Brown glazed ceramic, creating an imitation copper surface effect. The highlight is the artisan uses the engraving technique, lotus, and flower string motifs inspired by brown flower ceramics of the Ly – Tran dynasties in the XI – XIV centuries, decorated with the dried lotus petals on the collar. The boot is highlight with the white silkworm cocoons and elaborately wooden beads attached on the side of the boot, covering the entire toe box The combination of soft, endlessly winding flower strings on a monochromatic brown background, with the highlight of a blossoming lotus, creates its elegant and classic beauty.

Dimension: height 47.5 cm, width 17cm
Technique: Hand pottering, engraving, hand-drawing
Color: multicolor

Photo: Le Lai

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  • Title: Ceramic boot (1)
  • Creator: Vu Thang
  • Date Created: 2011
  • Physical Location: Bat Trang, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Location: Bat Trang, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Location Created: Bat Trang, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Original Source: Bat Trang Museum
Bát Tràng Museum

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