Nguyen Trai Painting

INFORMATION ON NGUYEN TRAI PAINTINGS Material: Lacquer carving - Size: 125 x 125 cm Adapted from Nguyen Trai's painting - Hanoi Museum Nguyen Trai (Canh Than 1380 - Nham Tuat 1442) Nguyen Trai, a great cultural celebrity of the 15th century, nicknamed Uc Trai, his ancestors were originally from Chi Ngai village, Chi Linh district, later moved to Nhi Khe village, Thuong Tin district, Ha Dong, now Ha Tay. Born into a family of scholars, his father was Nguyen Phi Khanh, who passed the Thai Hoc Sinh exam (Doctorate) at the age of 19, his mother was the daughter of Dai Tu Do Tran Nguyen Dan - Ton That of the Tran Dynasty. In 1400, Nguyen Trai passed the Thai Hoc Sinh exam at the age of 20. He was appointed as the Chief Inspector of the Imperial Censorate under the Ho Dynasty. When the Ming army invaded our country, his father was captured and taken to Kim Lang, he followed him to Nam Quan. His father advised him to return to take revenge for the country, he obeyed and returned, was captured by the Ming army, and imprisoned in the south of Dong Quan citadel. In 1418, he and Tran Nguyen Han escaped to Lam Son, participating in the uprising led by Le Loi. During the 10 years of resistance against the Ming army to save the country, he was the one trusted by Le Loi to take on important responsibilities, he clearly demonstrated the qualities of a diplomat, politician, military mandarin, and cultural figure, helping the resistance to succeed. He was ranked as a Grand Master, taking care of political affairs and affairs at the Secret Academy. In 1428, Le Loi ascended the throne, he was given the titles: Khai Quoc Cong Than, Nhap Noi Hanh Khien, Trung Thu Han Lam Ngu Su, Luc Bo Thuong Thu, Tu Kim Ngu Dai Thuong Ho, the title Quang Phuc Hau and was given the king's surname, Le Trai. When Le Thai To died, the treacherous mandarins were jealous and slandered him, so he had to resign and live in seclusion in Con Son, Hai Duong province. In 1434, Le Thai Tong summoned him again and appointed him as an official in charge of culture and politics. He had to accept the position because of national affairs. In 1442, King Le Thai Tong went to review the troops in Hai Duong. He stopped by Nguyen Trai's Lychee Garden (Le Chi Vien), then suddenly fell ill and died there. The treacherous officials took advantage of "This Case" to accuse him of ordering his maid Nguyen Thi Lo to kill the king. He was imprisoned. In September 1442, he was killed along with all three of his family (tru di tam toc), at the age of 62. It was not until the reign of Le Thanh Tong that his injustice was cleared up. The king issued an edict to posthumously honor him as Te Van Hau, and his remaining descendants were all highly regarded. Nguyen Trai was a great patriot, an outstanding cultural figure, and a world cultural celebrity. He left behind many works of both poetry and literature, both in Chinese and Nom scripts, famous works such as: Binh Ngo Dai Cao, Quan Trung Tu Menh Tap, Quoc Am Thi Tap, Uc Trai Di Tap, Du Dia Chi, Ngoc Duong Di Cao, Gia Huan Ca. Not only the Le Thanh Tong dynasty, but also many later dynasties admired his talent and virtue and shared his injustice as well as his loyalty to the country, and built temples to worship him in many places. Nguyen Trai was a rare multifaceted genius. Although Dai Cao Binh Ngo was written in Chinese, it is worthy of being called "Hung Van Thua Thoi". Quoc Am Thi Tap is the earliest collection of Vietnamese poetry (in Nom script) with great value remaining to this day. Nguyen Trai contributed to building a solid foundation for national literature. Nguyen Trai - The great national hero, the number 1 all-round talent in Vietnamese history. In Nguyen Trai, there is a politician, a military man, a diplomat, a writer, a poet of great stature. In 1980, Nguyen Trai was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Cultural Celebrity and organized a celebration of the 600th anniversary of his birth.