CULTURAL ANTIQUES FROM VIETNAM’S 54 PEOPLES, PRESENT AND PAST
CULTURAL ANTIQUES FROM VIETNAM’S 54 PEOPLES, PRESENT AND PAST
CHIMERA PENDANT
T110.26.1.5
CHRYSANTHEMUM
N19.19.1.16.D1216 Size: 23.5cmx11cmx2cm
COLLECTION OF RICE CUTTERS (TURTLE, MOUSE AND BABY FISH SHAPE)
Hand-carved wood, bamboo and iron; Hmong and Tay people, Northern Vietnam: mid-20th century.
DECORATIVE FRAGMENT
NT37.19.1.16.D1225 Size: 43cmx15cmx2cm, 56cmx28cmx3cm
DECORATIVE FRAGMENT
NT1.21.6.16 Size: 25cmx19cmx2cm
DIVINE LETTERS’ STAND
Hand-carved wood and lacquered with unicorns, painted with dragon designs; Kinh people, Red River Valley, northern Vietnam; late 19th century
DRAGON CARVING WITH BAMBOO BODY (A KNOWN MOTIF)
Hand-engraved wood in a folk style, painted; originally segment of covered bed; Kinh/ Viet people in Red River Valley, northern
DRAGON WATER PUPPET
Hand-carved wood and lacquered; Kinh (Viet) people, Red River Valley, northern Vietnam; mid-20th century L2.30.12.15 Size: 135cmx40cmx16cm