Tranh Đông Hồ, or full name Dong Ho folk woodcarving, is a line of Vietnamese folk paintings with origins in the village of Dong Ho. Previously sold mainly for New Year's Eve, rural people buy paintings to stick on the wall and remove them at the end of the year.
The materials that make up the painting's core are all natural. The number of wood engravings on the canvas corresponds to the number of color palettes.
It is a type of papier-mâché (paper made from the bark of palm trees) that is spread over a layer of white glitter with the light of small fragments underneath. Each painting carries its own message, meaning.
Tranh Đông Hồ is not a painting, but it was printed from available wood. But the printing of paintings isn't simple! In order for bright colors not to be tarnished, a picture is divided into as many sections as possible, no matter how many times it is printed. The simplicity and sophistication of the printing method, on a flat surface in the style of modern orange, despite the distance/nearness law in Western painting creates a distinctive line, pure Vietnamese, precious.
Tranh Đông Hồ is a genre of folk painting that has existed for a long time, many artists have passed through the ages and left behind a precious treasure.
Nowadays, due to the era of technological development, Dong Ho painting is no longer consumed as much as before. The village of artists has also been destroyed and only a few families of craftsmen have remained in this profession, preserving their heritage.
Despite this, Dong Ho Kung Fu has always been an exquisite beauty of Vietnamese folk culture and it is hoped that it will be increasingly preserved, protected and promoted, passed on to future generations.
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