List of the most famous handicraft items in Vietnam
Vietnam's handicraft has a long tradition. That tradition is associated with the wet rice civilization, associated with the names of craft villages and craft villages and expressed by craft products with unique, sophisticated and flawless features. Craftsmanship not only brings economic benefits, but also contains many traditions, traditions and cultural traditions of Vietnamese villages.
Some of the most famous export handicraft items in Vietnam can be mentioned as pottery, bamboo and rattan, lacquer, and mosaic.
Vietnamese pottery
Pottery in Vietnam has existed for a long time. In the North, there are Bat Trang pottery (Hanoi), Dong Trieu pottery (Quang Ninh), Phu Lang pottery (Bac Ninh), Tho Ha pottery (Bac Giang) ... In the South, there is Sai Gon and Binh Duong pottery. , Pottery Bien Hoa (Dong Nai) ...
Today Vietnam's ceramic products are very rich, from small objects such as toothpicks, ashtrays ... medium-sized products such as flower pots, buddha statues, maidens, tea and coffee sets. , bowls, plates, ornamental pots to large products like poisonous jars, elephant ...
Popular glaze colors are celadon, eel glaze, light yellow glaze, flowing glaze. Textures on products are associated with familiar features in life like a boy playing a flute on a buffalo, a multi-gate tree in a village, a pagoda in a lotus pond, a young woman strumming ... Vietnamese pottery was present. in many international markets.
Vietnam rattan and bamboo export
Bamboo, song and rattan are specialties of tropical Vietnam. These three plants became the endless source of craftsmen making bamboo and rattan goods. Vietnam rattan and bamboo products have been present at Paris Fair in 1931. Up to now, more than 200 items have traveled all over the world, favored by customers.With skillful hands of craftsmen, seemingly useless tree trunks have become fruit plates, flower baskets, flower bowls, baskets, baskets, trays, flower pots, lamp sets, bookcase salons .. .
Advantages of bamboo and rattan products are: light, durable, no beetle.
Vietnam lacquer
Many countries in the world make lacquer goods. Some countries grow paint, but only Vietnamese paint in Phu Tho is the most valuable. Phu Tho paint resin is better than painted plastic elsewhere. Therefore, Vietnamese lacquer goods are famous and beautiful.
In the 18th century in Thang Long (now Hanoi) there is Nam Ngu ward specialized in making paint goods.Initially, lacquer only has four colors: black, red, yellow, brown. Gradually due to the development of science and technology, the color palette of lacquer is more and more rich, creating beautiful and deep lacquer products.
Today lacquer items such as wall paintings, flower vases, jewelry boxes, cigarette boxes, trays, chess tables, and screens ... have become indispensable items in the domestic and national markets. sacrifice.
Stone carving
From marble blocks, stone carvers made many valuable products such as bracelets, ashtrays, buddha statues, maidens, flowers and ornamental plants, lovely animals like cats, peacocks ...
Stone carving is available in many places but is famous in Da Nang. At the foot of Ngu Hanh Son Mountain (Da Nang) is Quan Tinh and Hoa Khe villages, villagers have traditional stone carvings.
Handmade embroidery products in Vietnam
Vietnamese embroiderers are very skillful, they know how to color dozens of colors for an embroidery.
Various types of embroidery products, embroidery patterns are increasingly rich: Lotus, chrysanthemum, dragon phoenix, pair of crane birds, couple birds, landscapes, portraits ... Depending on the meaning of each item that the embroidery worker chooses. There are embroidery patterns for shirts, there are embroidery patterns for pillows, there are types for embroidery kimono, there are types for embroidery tablecloths, bedspreads, wall paintings ...
Embroidery industry has a long history, in many localities but probably originates from Quat Dong village (Ha Tay). In the list of Hanoi's old town names, there is a name of Hang Embroidery street specializing in selling embroidery items (now the end of Hang Trong street bordering Le Thai To street). In addition, nowadays, XQ silk embroidery shop system also helps visitors understand more and feel part of Vietnamese culture and the talent of embroidery workers.
Goldsmith craft
Since the 2nd century, Vietnamese people know how to use gold and silver to make jewelry. In goldsmiths there are three different professions but closely related.
Touching : Touching, drawing pictures, patterns on gold and silver items.
Bean : Draw gold, silver (after melting) into long yarns and then curl into flowers, leaves, birds, and ornaments.
Smooth craft : Specialize in hitting gold and silver into jewelry without carving.
Items from gold and silver are diverse: Rings, rings, necklaces, earrings, tableware (knives, rags, spoons) wineglass sets, mirror frames, chalk boxes, combs and candlesticks. .. and has been exported to many countries. The gold craft was derived from Dinh Cong village (Hanoi) and the silver industry originated from Dong Xam village (Thai Binh). Hanoi today still has Hang Bac Street, this street from ancient times specialized in manipulating and buying and selling gold and silver. Today gold and silver shops are everywhere in the country.
Exported wooden furniture and fine arts
The craft of making wooden furniture has existed in Vietnam for a long time and has reached quite high levels. After a short time, from the early 80s, the craft of making wooden furniture was developed strongly and served domestic demand and export. Fine art wood products are mainly wooden statues, tables, chairs, cabinets, collapsed (beds) ...
Wooden art companies in the country with a team of artisans and skilled workers have created many new products. value to use, both artistic value.
Potted Mosaic Tree manually crafted for export
Favored by many countries around the world. But it is not known by so many Vietnamese people in the country. Partly because the hand-crafted Mosaic Tree Pots are only exported to big markets like Europe - America - Dubai - China - Thailand - India ... not domestic trade.
Workers sticking pieces of pearls, oysters or abalone with many iridescent veins on the pelvis to create plant pots with delicate and flawless pearl shells
The work of artisans requires meticulousness and through many stages.
- Drawing model
- Mold making products
- Casting products
- Paste pearl shell
- Paste glue details
- Grinding
- Spray paint finish products
