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| Collector Pham Duc Si introduces his collection of antiques. (Photo: Minh Thu/Vietnam+) |
On December 9, the Writers' Association Publishing House organized a large scale art exhibition to introduce many rare artifacts that are being shared widely with the public for the first time, which were painstakingly researched, collected and preserved by collector Pham Duc Si.
The public can admire the collection of prehistoric stone artifacts, dozens of meter-long worship paintings of ethnic minorities, woodblocks for printing folk paintings and many other religious artifacts.
Specifically, in the ceramic group, there are Hoa Loc, Dong Dau, Go Mun and Phung Nguyen ceramic artifacts. The stone group includes artifacts from the Neolithic period to the Bronze and Iron Ages (Dong Son), including labor tools, jewelry and objects worn around the neck as primitive religious symbols.
In addition, the exhibition also introduces about 70 worship paintings of the Tay, Nung, Dao, Cao Lan, San Diu, and Kinh ethnic groups.
Ethnic culture researcher Phan Cam Thuong said that this exhibition has introduced to the audience a part of the traditional culture of the nation which may otherwise have been scattered, lost, and never seen again.
"In terms of spiritual value, these artifacts always belong to the viewer and the traditional culture that our ancestors left to us today, when they are always easily lost in modern life and in the growing antique trade," said researcher Phan Cam Thuong.
Sharing about his exhibition, collector Pham Duc Si said that he wanted to introduce a part of traditional Vietnamese culture through the artifacts he had painstakingly collected for 25 years.
The publication of these artifacts requires serious evaluation by researchers and archaeologists, because the collector himself has limited knowledge, in addition to his passion and personal experience. He hopes that researchers and collectors will admire and instruct on the age, meaning and content of the artifacts.
The exhibition will run at the Writers Association Publishing House, 65 Nguyen Du, Hanoi until December 14./.