Culturally rich collection of antiques by writer and translator Mr. Van Tung
(Baonghean.vn) - If you have the opportunity to visit Nam Dan, please stop by Yen Lac village, Nam Linh commune to admire the unique ancient house containing many valuable and culturally rich antiques. The owner of those antiques is Mr. Van Tung - a famous writer and translator. Being good at Chinese, in addition to writing and translating books (he has written dozens of books, hundreds of short stories and translated many valuable Chinese literary works), Mr. Van Tung also has a passion for collecting antiques, especially ancient horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences - unique antiques containing the spiritual, cultural and mental values of the nation.
(Baonghean.vn) - If you have the opportunity to visit Nam Dan, please stop by Yen Lac village, Nam Linh commune to admire the unique ancient house containing many valuable and culturally rich antiques. The owner of those antiques is Mr. Van Tung - a famous writer and translator. Being good at Chinese, in addition to writing and translating books (he has written dozens of books, hundreds of short stories and translated many valuable Chinese literary works), Mr. Van Tung also has a passion for collecting antiques, especially ancient horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences - unique antiques containing the spiritual, cultural and mental values of the nation.
The largest antique in his collection is a house made of ironwood around 1757, with a structure of 3 rooms and 2 sides, rafters nested in columns, with many sophisticated and elaborate motifs such as: dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix, carp turning into dragon, worshiping ancestors in glory... still preserved intact until now.
The house also has many precious antiques such as: desks, bronze bells, sofas, mother-of-pearl inlaid cabinets..., especially horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences hung solemnly in many places. Entering the house, we seem to be immersed in the world of Taoism and Confucianism. With the writer and translator explaining the meaning of each horizontal lacquered board and parallel sentence, the origin of the antiques, we understand more about our ancestors' philosophy about life, about human relationships...
According to the writer, these are priceless treasures left by his father, which he painstakingly collected and searched for in the countryside through many months of field trips. There are antiques such as horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences that were thrown away by the people, but he cherished and brought them back, becoming a "priceless collection".
The main room of the house.
The stories "Carp turns into dragon" and "Returning home in glory to pay respect to ancestors" are embossed on the house's rafters.
Writer, translator Mr. Van Tunginterpretation of an ancient couplet.
The painting "Returning home in glory and paying respect to ancestors" is embossed and gilded.
Antique table and chairs set.
Bronze bell antique.
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