Display of 4,000-year-old ceramic statues

More than 70 ancient ceramic artifacts are on display in the theme of ancient Vietnamese ceramic statues, from April 22 to August 30 at the National Museum of History in Hanoi. The artifacts date back about 4,000 years to the early 20th century, and are divided into 3 groups: realistic ceramic statues, religious statues, and architectural decorative statues.

More than 70 ancient ceramic artifacts are on display in the special exhibition of ancient Vietnamese ceramic statues, from April 22 to August 30 at the National Museum of History in Hanoi . The artifacts date back about 4,000 years to the early 20th century, and are divided into three groups: realistic ceramic statues, religious statues, and architectural decorative statues.

Lion dancing statue, made of porcelain, Nguyen Dynasty, 19th century. Tho Ha pottery, Bac Giang - Photo: Provided by the Museum

The group of realistic ceramic statues are applied art products serving the needs of the community. This is also the group of statues that most fully represents ceramic materials such as terracotta, porcelain, porous ceramics and glazed ceramics. The group of religious statues includes statues of Quan Am in many different incarnations such as Quan Am Cam Lo, Quan Am Tu Tai, Quan Am Nam Hai. In this group of statues, there are also statues of Tam Da, Tao Cong, Tho Dia, Than Tai. The artifacts in this group of statues are often more from the south. This is explained by the National Museum of History because religion and belief in the South is more developed. The group of ceramic statues for architectural decoration is mainly statues of sacred animals such as dragons, unicorns, Nghe, Xi, which are still associated with ancient royal architecture, religious beliefs and folk life.

On April 22, the National History Museum also began serving the public with an automatic commentary system consisting of 50 articles introducing the museum's display system.

Trinh Nguyen

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trung-bay-tuong-gom-co-4000-nam-18578962.htm