Dong Ho Painting PLAYING FLUTE Art Vietnam NEW

Dong Ho Painting - Playing Flute

Description

Dong Ho is a small village in Thuan Thanh, Bac Ninh province, located on the southern side of the Duong river. It is one of the villages that aims to preserve ancient cultural relics of the Kinh Bac area. Dong Ho paintings have about 300 years of history in the north of Vietnam.

Dong Ho folk paintings are very famous because Dong Ho is the only village where people know how to make the "Dzo" painting with completely natural materials. The printing paper is made of bark of a tree called "Dzo." The background paper is originally white. Natural materials are used to change the colors of the papers which are usually orange, pink, yellow, purple. Colors of the painting are refined from various kinds of tree leaves, that can be easily found in Vietnam. In particular, the red color is taken from the earth of hills and mountains; the black color is from coal of burned bamboo leaves; the glittery white color is made of sea shells. A characteristic of Dong Ho folk paintings is the durability of colors. The painting is covered by a layer of sticky rice paste (called "ho nep") to protect the painting and their colors. They are so long lasting, so that it is very difficult to make them dimmer even time or daylight.

This painting is created by Mr. Nguyen Huu Sam and Mr. Nguyen Dang Che, two famous masters of Dong Ho folk paintings, who are still living in Dong Ho village. Each painting is completely hand printed on Dzo paper following the ancient style and tradition.

Size: Painting measures 10" x 15".

Handcrafted in Vietnam.

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