The exhibition featured nearly 400 out of 15,000 ancient and contemporary artworks preserved at the museum. The exhibits on display come with four categories made from stone, pottery, wood and bronze. They include 59 stone objects, presenting briefly typical features of ancient sculpture of the South and Champa; 212 ceramic objects of different periods such as old Saigon pottery, Lai Thieu (Binh Duong) pottery and Bien Hoa (Dong Nai) pottery; 76 Khmer Buddha statues, worshiping statues in folk sculpturing, wooden fine art articles for worshipping and wooden utensils – wooden interiors; and 50 bronze worshipping and decorative statues with the bronze casting technique of Bien Hoa.
Foreigners visit the exhibition.
The exhibition displays nearly 400 objects made from stone, pottery, wood and bronze that helps the viewers
understand more about the characteristics of Southern fine arts. |
The exhibition drew much attention to young people, especially students from fine arts schools and architectures universities. Hoang Van Hung, a student from the fine art faculty, said: “I really had a chance to admire unique fine art masterpieces made from the talented artisans in ancient and contemporary times. This helps me learn more about fine arts, stone sculpture and pottery which are useful for my study and research”.
A statue of the Buddha made from Mu u wood from the 6th century.
A group of statues made from smooth sandstone from the 6th -8th centuries.
The statue of Uma Mahisasuramadini made from smooth sandstone from the 7th -8th centuries.
A statue in praying posture from the 14th -16th centuries.
Terra-cotta pots.
Terra-cotta vases.
Couples of banana leaf-shaped parallel sentences made from painted wood from the 20th century
A partition made from painted wood from the 20th century.
A statue of a village patron saint made from painted wood from the early 20th century.
An enameled pottery vase from the 20th century.
A pottery vase from the 20th century.
A terra-cotta horse drawn carriage from the 20th century.
Enameled statues.
Different types of boxes made from shellfish inlaid wood from the 20th century.
Multi-coloured enameled pottery statues of Mr. Nhat and Mrs. Nguyet from the 20th century. |
Story: Nguyen Vu Thanh Dat - Photos: Dang Kim Phuong