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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00002011
    Country Vietnam
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
    Address
    Song Hồ Commune, Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province
    Year of Designation 2012
Description It is a woodblock print with brushstrokes, colored boards on dó paper, created by the community, with the content to reflect the agricultural society and farmers in Vietnam. There are 7 main themes (worship paintings, blessings, history, stories, proverbs, scenes and activities). The production process has 2 main stages: Creating patterns/carving boards and Printing/painting. Composing is a decisive stage, requiring many innate talents and high labor skills in artisans. Engraving board has 2 types, printed board and color printed board. Materials and tools for painting paintings include: do paper, assorted colors, color printing boards, printed boards, paperboards and squeakers (brushes made of pine needles). How to print pictures goes through many stages with different techniques. The art of Dong Ho paintings is symbolic, unique in the use of lines and colors. The content of the paintings reflects the social life from the point of view of folk aesthetics. There are currently only a few families in Dong Ho making prints.
Community Song Hồ Commune, Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province
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ICHCAP(Minyung Jung)
https://www.unesco-ichcap.org

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