More than 150 precious antiques 'unveiled' in Ho Chi Minh City

TPO – More than 150 precious antiques imbued with the spring atmosphere from the Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties, dating from the 13th century to the first half of the 20th century, are on display at the Southern Women's Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.

With the name "Antiques tell stories of Spring", the exhibition was organized by the Southern Women's Museum in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Antiquities Association of Ho Chi Minh City, including 3 main themes: Tet in the past, Artifacts tell stories of spring (Spring pottery) and Ancient Ao Dai - The symbolic costume of Vietnamese Tet .

Each theme represents a multi-faceted look, cultural exchange and assimilation as well as messages from the past that have been preserved until now.

The space of the sofa set and altar on Tet holiday of Southern people

The exhibition space vividly recreates the Tet scene from the ancestral altar, fruit tray, horizontal lacquered board, parallel sentences... to the exquisitely handcrafted ceramic artifacts used during Tet such as tea pots, betel boxes, piggy banks...

Through each antique, viewers will see stories about spring fun and entertainment of ancient people as well as traditional cultural features of the nation that still exist and have value today.

The ao dai was often chosen by women in the early 20th century for Spring.

According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Director of the Southern Women's Museum, through the exhibition, the Southern Women's Museum hopes to help viewers understand more about the life and cultural activities of the ancients. Through the theme, viewers can discover interesting stories about Spring hidden in each artifact and understand more about the traditional cultural values ​​of the Vietnamese people.

Young girls in modern ao dai take pictures next to ancient ao dai

“Precious artifacts, symbols of Spring, also carry the ancient meaning of bringing good luck, prosperity, joy and happiness to everyone when Spring comes. Therefore, the exhibition will be a meaningful destination, bringing rich experiences to visitors during the Lunar New Year 2025,” said Mr. Cuong.

The exhibition will last until March 10. Let's admire some photos of antiques at the exhibition:

Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter flower and leaf embroidery set

2 ceramic unicorns

Lime pots

God of the Earth

Wooden painting "Bamboo and Clouds"

Piggy banks to save money

Elaborately decorated ceramic flower pots

Lacquer painting "Eight Immortals"

Terracotta painting "Spring Fortune Telling"

Carp, Terracotta Water Bowls and Basins

Decorative flower vase with sharp dragon shape

Fans, handbags, bracelets of ancient women

Antique plates with intricately painted motifs

Porcelain tea set

The terracotta statues are quite vivid.

Dragon and Phoenix on ancient enamel vases

Eight Immortals Vase

Young people are learning at the exhibition

Trong Thinh

Source: https://tienphong.vn/hon-150-co-vat-quy-trinh-lang-o-tphcm-post1709604.tpo