A collection of 12 Thanh Le ceramic pieces made in the 1960s is on display at the HCM City Book Pedestrian Street from March 19-25.

The ceramic pieces feature familiar images of Vietnamese culture and people such as the ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), cho cõng em (girl giving younger brother a piggyback ride), Trung thu (Mid-Autumn Festival), and Ngay Tot xin cho (asking for calligraphy from scholars on Lunar New Year).

Collector Huyen Nguyen is also showing the artwork titled con lan (unicorn) which was displayed in 1965 at an exhibition in Paris.

Production of Thanh Le pottery, which is one of the best known ceramic makes in southern VietNam, began in the late 1950s.

Its founder was Nguyen Thanh Le, an artist who graduated from the Tho Dau Mot Applied Fine Art School in Binh Duong Province.

Thanh Le pottery, which was influenced by international art forms, was different from others at that time because the pieces were created by talented Vietnamese painters and artisans.

The products, decorated with a variety of techniques, often represented Vietnamese tales and historic battles.

The Thanh Le brands, thanks to unique forms and subjects, remains popular and admired. Thanh Le ceramic products had won awards at many exhibitions in Asia and Europe. 


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An image of a girl giving her younger brother a piggyback ride on the ceramic artwork Cho cong em.

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Ngay Tot xin cho shows a Vietnamese asking scholars for calligraphy that they will later hang up for good luck. 



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The ceramic piece titled Thieu nu chai toc shows a young girl combing her hair. 


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The Trung thu ceramic represents Vietnamese celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. 

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A ceramic artwork titled con lan (unicorn) was displayed in 1965 at an exhibition in Paris. 

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Thanh Le ceramic features images of Vietnamese people and culture. 

Collector Huyen Nguyen is showing 12 Thanh Lo ceramic artworks on HCM City Book Pedestrian Street from March 19-25. 

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Young girls play the traditional Vietnamese instrument dan tranh (zither). 


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