Three Chu Dau pieces, a plate and two vases, have been recognised
as the largest pottery products by the Vietnam Book of Records, Hanoi
Trade Corporation (Hapro) said on September 7.
The plate,
measuring 1.15m in diametre, bears familiar images of Vietnamese land
and people such as soldiers, Hanoi girls, dragons, birds, shrimps and
flowers. It was made on the occasion of the 1,000 th anniversary of
Thang Long-Hanoi.
Of the two vases, one was made in the 15
th century, measuring 0.86m in diametre and 1.5m in height. The vase is
now on display at the Topkapisaray Museum in Turkey.
The
other is a 1.78 m vase, which is decorated with patterns featuring the
beauty of the four seasons and landscapes in Vietnam.
Chu Dau
pottery was known in the end of the 14 th century and reached its peak
during the 15 th and 16 th centuries. Chu Dau ceramics not only
inherited the quintessence of those during the Ly-Tran dynasties but
also was upgraded into a strain of previous pottery with bright enamel
and beautiful patterns.-VNA