What did Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc give to French President Hollande?
The Head of the Vietnamese Government presented French President Francois Hollande with a screen named "The Mark of Time", made of lacquered wood combined with gold leaf.
The gift Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave to French President Francois Hollande this morning, September 6, is a lacquer screen called "the mark of time", depicting images of many French intellectuals who have contributed to Vietnam and the heritage of the French people in Vietnam.
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| The "time stamp" screen |
The message of the work was advised by historian Duong Trung Quoc, Hanoia is the unit that made this lacquer sculpture.
The work "The Mark of Time" is divided into 4 parts, vividly depicting 4 French intellectuals who devoted all their talents and knowledge to contribute to Vietnam and their cultural imprints. Specifically: Doctor, microbiologist Alexandre Yersin, female archaeologist Madeleine Colani, painter Victor Tardieu, anti-fascist intellectual Raymond Aubrac.
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| The work is made on the basis of traditional lacquer techniques. |
According to information from Hanoia, the lacquer painting is made on the basis of traditional lacquer techniques, using lacquered wood combined with gold leaf. The screen box is made from fabric, laminated many times to create the core. Then, through the process of painting and polishing repeated many times on the fabric surface, the lacquer layer will become deep, shiny, smooth and shiny.
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| -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talks with French President Hollande on the sidelines of the meeting. Photo: Quang Hieu |
The gift was given by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to French President Francois Hollande during the meeting between the two leaders.
Mr. Hollande landed in Hanoi last night, beginning a visit to Vietnam that will last until September 7. The visit marks the first time a French president has visited Vietnam in 12 years. Mr. Hollande is the third French president to visit Vietnam, following President Francois Mitterrand in 1993 and President Jacques Chirac in 1997 and 2004.
According to VNE
