Ly Dynasty Ceramics
After the fall of the han dynasty in the early 3rd century ce the early vietnamese ceramic tradition seems to have come to an end.
Ly dynasty ceramics. Brown glaze inlaid wares ly to early le period 11th early 15th century the earliest most recognizable form of vietnamese ceramics are those wares with brown glaze inlaid motif and a white glaze usually with tinge of green. The centre of production was moved from hanoi to thanh hoa during this time and the style of pottery was changed from green glaze to iron brown but vietnamese ceramics continued a glorious golden age across the country. Carved flowers flower. The ly dynasty was followed by the tran dynasty which continued a legacy of pottery making in northern vietnam until 1400.
There are three forms of decoration on pottery. During this period the country began to form its own cultural tradition distinct from the rest of east asia. However ceramics under tran dynasty had their own distinctions i e. The ceramics of this period had reached to a top level in the style design and decoration.
The designs were so sophisticated to turn the objects to be real artworks. Accordingly bat trang has gradually changed from a normal ceramic and pottery village into a famous ceramic and pottery centre until now. Koryŏ dynasty in korean history dynasty that ruled the korean peninsula as the koryŏ kingdom from 935 to 1392 ce. A wealthy vietnam under ly dynasty as time went by the village s products have developed and become well known for the best quality style and glaze both inside and outside of the nation.
Tran dynasty ceramics partly inherited from ly dynasty so basically they were similar to ly dynasty ceramics. Craftsmen in ly dynasty created an extraordinarily creative period that their works became famous all over the east asian even to the middle east. This type mostly included dishes and bowls decorated with chrysanthemum flower clouds phoenix birds or flowers in brown iron or blue. After transferring the capital to hue the nguyen dynasty 1802 1945 had a renewed interest in ceramics and porcelain art with unique decorative motifs for the service of the court and royal life.
Decorations on ceramics mostly stylized lotus image. The brown glazed ceramics in ly and tran dynasty represent a fascinating development in the history of vietnamese ceramics. The lý dynasty also known as the later lý dynasty was a vietnamese dynasty that began in 1009 when emperor lý thái tổ overthrew the early lê dynasty and ended in 1225 when the empress lý chiêu hoàng then 8 years old was forced to abdicate the throne in favor of her husband trần cảnh during emperor lý thánh tông s reign the official name of vietnam became đại việt. It is from the name koryŏ that the western name korea is derived.
The type of blue flower pottery. There s also a number of other topics such as seminars and decorative flower pots wires running around. A renaissance of sorts occurred in the period of the ly dynasty 1009 1225 and received a major stimulus at the end of the 14th century when the ming dynasty severely restricted exports.