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Ho Chi Minh City, formerly (and still commonly) known as Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam, with a population of around 9 million and is known for its well-preserved French colonial architecture and vibrant street life
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Atelier pentru fabricarea obiectelor din lac
Lacquer painting is a famous ancient art in Vietnam said to have been found in ancient Vietnamese tombs dating back to the third and fourth centuries for the purpose of decoration and preservation. It was fused with French techniques later during the 30’s and was then considered as a distinct form of fine art painting in Vietnam known as son mai.
The finished products undergo a very long, challenging, and complex process — so complex it qualifies as one of the finest and most impressive forms of art in the country
Coji de ou Tiny pieces of cracked egg shells are manually laid out piece by piece
Even the inevitable “gift shop” portion of our tour was beautiful because this was more like an art gallery than a regular store of chincy souvenirs
Cong Quoc Ha "Hanoi girl" 1997 Lacquerwork has a long history in Vietnam. Lacquer painting, known as son mai, from resin of the son tree, Rhus succedanea, was developed in Vietnam as a freestanding form, separate from decoration of wooden objects. For centuries, it was used mainly to preserve wooden furniture from the tropic heat. But in the 1930s, a new generation of Vietnamese artists began to fuse French influences into their lacquer works. Among the prominent newer generation of Vietnamese lacquer painters is Cong Quoc Ha, who received numerous awards and his works are regularly exhibited worldwide
Mother–of–pearl lacquerware A variety of mother of pearl from the sea will be cut into different shapes with the thickness of about 2 mm each. The Vietnamese lacquerware artist then draws the designs over its surface and uses a coping saw to cut them into small pieces, which are eventually gathered and inlaid on the lacquerware. Once being inlaid, the mother of pearl design is a bit thicker than the surface of the wood. Hence, the lacquerware artist will apply a mixture of natural lacquer and plaster to build up the lacquerware surface step by step until it reaches the same level. The lacquerware artist will use a very pointed knife to carve the details, which make the design more lively and attractive. Still each Vietnamese lacquerware will be filled with about 10 layers of lacquer and in between each layer, the lacquerware artist will wait until it is dry and do the rubbing in water. The work will finish when the lacquerware reaches the highest smoothness. Last stage but not least is the lacquerware-polishing stage
Saigon Fotografii şi prezentare: ♦ Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda Muzică: Lang lang, Dragon songs ♦ Dance of spring China Philharmonic Orchestra La pian Long Yu 2010