VOV.VN - With the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) just over three weeks away, Bat Trang pottery village on the outskirts of Hanoi has created a series of products in the shape of cats as a way of heralding in the Year of the Cat.
Bat Trang pottery villagers are busy preparing products to supply the Tet market ahead of the start of the nation’s largest festival.
Originally formed more than 500 years ago, Bat Trang pottery village has seen plenty of ups and downs, although its products are still widely appreciated for their quality with many designs, models, and types on offer.
As 2023 is the Year of the Cat according to the lunar calendar, cat-shaped products are designed to cater to consumer taste. The animal is widely believed to be a symbol of agility, cunning, and intelligence.
Creating such a product requires professional skills from potters so that the finished products are both durable and beautiful for customers to enjoy during the year.
At the end of the year the demand for goods continues to grow, meaning households in Bat Trang village are rushing to prepare for the final shipments of the year.
Drawing on the ceramic products requires great skill.
Depending on each type of kiln and each specific type of ceramic, the firing time and firing temperature of each item is also different.
Gold-plated ceramic products are completed by experienced craftsmen.
The products are completed before being sent to the showrooms.
Finished products are brought to the booths on display.
Each cat-shaped ceramic product costs between VND400,000 to VND1 million.
Pham Quynh, a local shop owner, says the animal-shaped products are hugely popular among customers from both the northern and southern region.
Shop owners receive plenty of orders for ceramic products, particularly as they are often used as special Tet gifts.
Cat-shaped products are believed to bring luck, happiness, and prosperity for people in the New Year.
