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Thai Pottery Product of Koh-Kret

The Product in Koh-Kret Pottery Village. In the most of Koh-Kret product are "Pottery" the pottery in the form of planters, utensils, bowls, dishes and other decorative items. But there have many product sell are there such as water form a flower  there call "An Chan Water" and have "Fry Flower" also.

So, material to make a pottery is clay and sand, and let you know how to make a pottery.

Process 

Use clay mixed with sand and the mixture is put into a machine in order to produce blocks of baked clay. The blocks are then cut into smaller square blocks in different sizes according to the item the potter is to make.

Then, how to usage?, used as household products/utensils such as jars, garden pots, vases, cups, bowls, coffee sets, tea sets, small traditional pots, large traditional pots, etc.

How to Go to Koh Kret

Koh Kret is an island in Nonthaburi district, some 17km north of central Bangkok; it is suitable for who needs to escape from the noise and traffic jam of Bangkok. Koh Kret has a lot of tourism places such as, temple, market, and pottery.

There are 3 types of transportations to go to Koh Kret: The first one, The quickest way is to take the BTS Skytrain to Victory Monument and then  take bus No. 166 air-conditioned bus from the west side of the monument. The bus trip to Pak Kret takes around 20 minutes via Expressway and costs only 19 Baht. The 505 bus, from Pratu Nam to Pak Kret, takes much longer as does the number 32 Bus from Wat Pho (more than 1 hour.)

The Chao Pharaya express boat

The second one is The Chao Phraya express boat runs from Sathorn Pier to Pak Kret pier, but only between 06.15 and 08.05 in the morning, and 1605 and 18.05 in the afternoon. For the rest of the day it only goes as far as Nonthaburi pier; to continue to Pak Kret you need to take a bus (No 32) or long-tail boat (price negotiable). 

The last one is the bus, the bus stop before the end of Chang Wattana Road, and before doing a U-turn by Pak Kret pier. On the left is a Tesco Lotus store on the corner of Suka Pracha San Road, which is the way to Wat Sanam Nuea and the pier for Koh Kret; usually there are several Sam Lors (bicycle taxis) waiting to take people to the Wat. Once you get to the Wat, go through the temple grounds to the ferry pier. You pay the fare of 2 baht on the island side and then you will meet the bus stop of Koh Kret.

Thus, I would like to recommend you to go to Koh Kret because it is very easy to go for escaping from confusions in Bangkok. And the important thing is don’t forget to visit the pottery village because it can tell you a lot of story, culture, and traditional about Koh Kret and Thailand.

History of Thai pottery

Handsome pots dating back more than 5000 years have been found at Ban chiang in northeastern Thailand, and the art of shaping and firing clay has continued to the present day.Simple earthenware vessels are still used for cooking and storage, while more sophisticated glazed pottery is also being produced by methods introduced from China 700 years ago.

Almost every region of the country has its own traditional pottery. The North, for example, makes fine low-fired pots and water jugs, lightly glazed with terra cotta and oil to make them capable of holding liquids; by northern custom, one of these pots is placed outside most temples and private homes so that thirsty strangers homes so that thirsty strangers can stop and refresh themselves. Dark brown pottery in a wide variety of shapes, from flower pots to fanciful animals, is produced at kilns near the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima and Ratchaburi, west   of Bangkok, is noted for its beautifully decorated water storage jars, yellowish-green in color and adorned with dragons and swirling floral motifs.

According to tradition, the art of making delicate, blue-green celadon began at the end of the 13th century, when King Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai brought 300 Chinese potters to his kingdom. Within a short time, the high-fired throughout Southeast Asia, all the way to the Philippines and Indonesia.

The celadon industry declined with Sukhothai but has been revived in recent years in the northern city of Chiang Mai. The technique is still the same as in ancient times, using a clear glaze made from feldspar, limestone, ash, and small amount of red clay. The wood used for firing the kilns comes from a small jungle tree that grows north of Chiang Mai, the ash of which is supposed to help impart the typical celadon colour. Several companies are now making the stoneware, which is becoming a noted Thai export once again.

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