King Ham Nghi's legacy is repatriated

(CLO) On October 25, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and Cam Lo District People's Committee received precious artifacts from the descendants of King Ham Nghi at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi .

The collection, including a tea tray, a pipe, and a set of Chinese books, was delivered by Dr. Amandine Dabat, a fifth-generation descendant of King Ham Nghi, to the Vietnamese Embassy in Paris and the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts from the end of September 2024.

Mr. Hoang Viet Trung (left) received the royal tea tray of King Ham Nghi, which was given to Hue by the king's descendants - Photo: Hue Monuments Conservation Center

The tray and pipe, made of mother-of-pearl inlaid wood, are exquisitely designed, with the tray measuring more than 31 cm long, more than 18 cm wide and 10 cm high. The Chinese book set consists of three volumes: Royal Book of the Officials (two chapters), Dan Tu Huyen Chi (25 chapters) and Tang Dinh Thi Kinh The Chu Dien Nghia (five chapters).

Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh, Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, said that along with the above artifacts, the museum also received a rarely published painting of King Ham Nghi, first displayed around 1878. It is expected that on November 12, this painting will be introduced to the public in an announcement ceremony attended by Dr. Amandine Dabat.

Speaking about the significance of the event, Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said that receiving the heritage of King Ham Nghi contributes significantly to the work of preserving heritage and honoring the historical values ​​of the nation.

This activity not only creates an opportunity for the public, especially the young generation, to admire the relics but also to explore more deeply the life and talent of a patriotic and artistic king.

King Ham Nghi's relics were given to Hue and Quang Tri by his descendants.

King Ham Nghi (1871–1944), real name Nguyen Phuc Ung Lich, ascended the throne in 1884 at the age of 13. He was the eighth emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, famous for his patriotism and resistance against the French through the Can Vuong edict in Tan So (Quang Tri) in 1885. After being captured and exiled in Algeria, the king's painting talent was discovered, leaving his mark in his works of art.

Van Anh

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