[Photos] Ceramic artisan sets two Guinness records

Created by Vietnamese artisan Nguyen Hung and Huong Viet Ceramic Company, the ceramics include a sculpture of a toad and a carved and embossed ceramic plate.

Born in 1971 in Hai Phong, Hung has pursued the ceramic craft since he was a child

Hung opened his own workshop in Ha Noi's Bat Trang pottery village, where he tries to improve techniques he inherited from previous generations


The artisan has worked hard at his job, constantly experimenting and exploring new directions to develop his father's pottery profession

Artisan Nguyen Hung and 'Thiem Thu Thien Phong An” – the Guinness world record for the largest ceramic sculpture of a mythical creature. It is a sculpture of a toad sitting on a pile of coins and gold bullion, which is 173.5cm long, 110cm wide and 77.8cm tall

'Phu Quy Man Duong,' the world’s largest carved ceramic plate, measures 137 cm and weighs 400 kg. It was made in 2018 and took roughly 2,500 hours

Nguyen Hung said he hopes to promote Vietnamese ceramics to more international audiences

VNA