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HA NOI — Rare
antiques from the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts will be on display at
Dai Noi Imperial Palace as part of this year’s Hue Festival.
The exhibition
will feature 33 antiques from the Tran and Nguyen dynasties (14th-19th
century) and 52 folk paintings from Dong Ho Village in Bac Ninh
Province and Hang Trong Street in Ha Noi.
Many of the
pieces, which originated in northern villages, illustrate rural life
in Viet Nam.
These include
Nguoi Leo Lung Voi (People Climbing Elephant) of the Tay Dang village
communal house in Ha Tay, from the 16th century; Danh Vat (Wrestling)
of the Tho Tang Village in Vinh Phuc, from the 17th century; and Doan
Di San Tro Ve (The Hunters Comeback) of the Noi Village in Bac Ninh,
from the 17th century.
Buddhist statues
from the later Le and Nguyen dynasties, which were taken from pagodas
in the north, will also be on display.
These include
Cac Vi To Chua Tay Phuong (The Great Monks in Tay Phuong Pagoda) from
the 17th century; Quan Am toa son (The Goddess on top of the mountain)
from the 18th century; and Thi Nu Cam Hop (A Maid Holds a Box) from
the 19th century.
Also at the
exhibition will be folk paintings used for decoration during the Tet
holidays. These from Dong Ho Village and Hang Trong Street include
Hung Dua (Coconut Catching); Danh Ghen (Jealousy); Dam Cuoi Chuot
(Wedding of a Mouse); Xuan Ha Thu Dong (Spring, Summer, Autumn and
Winter); To Nu (A Beautiful Girl) and Hac Ho (Black Tiger).
The exhibition
opens June 12. — VNS
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