#vietnamese art

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Unknown - Vu Cao Dam

1966

GaruḍawithNāga

Garuḍa, the vahana or vehicle of Śṛī Viṣṇu, often depicted combatting serpents or nāgas, is a popular motif in south-east Asian Hindu sculpture. This magnificent and surprisingly well-preserved pediment is representative of Cham artwork in the collections of the Saigon Museum

Sandstone pediment, circa 10^th Century CE

Museum of Vietnamese History, Saigon

NavagrahaStelae

Panel dedicated to the ninbe planetary deities though unusual, is found in the religious art of medieval India as well as in the Khmer kingdoms of Cambodia in addition to this sadly damaged specimen from the Kingdom of Champa

Sandstone, circa 10^th Century CE

Museum of Vietnamese History, Saigon

Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara – Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm

The Indianised Hindu - Buddhistic Kingdom of Champa in what is today central Vietnam tracing its roots to the 2^nd Century CE and lasting till the 1800s when it was completely absorbed into Modern Vietnam, reached it’s apogee in the 9^th and 10^th Centuries CE, which also saw the production of some exquisite religious art including this bronze image of the four-armed Avalokiteśvara.

Bronze, circa 9^thCentury

Kingdom of Champa, Hoài Nhơn District, Vietnam

Museum of Vietnamese History, Saigon

Nguyen Thanh Binh,Young girls in blue, Young girls in red

Elegant and deceptively simple, Nguyen’s paintings find beauty in minimal colors and reduced forms.

Mai Ta  -  Illustration inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale,  2018 

Vietnamese, b. 1997

Lê Năng Hiển  -  Two Young Ladies,  1994 

Vietnamese, 1921-2014 

Ink on silk