Vietnamese Art

Vietnamese Art has had many influences and encompasses many styles. In this section you will explore several different types of Vietnamese art: Lacquer Painting, Silk Painting, and Vietnamese Folk Art.  

Note: Please print the Art activity guide before you go on. It will help guide your quest and provide a place to record your findings. It is in PDF format (click here if you need Acrobat Reader).

Use these web sites to aid your search:

• Vietnamese Lacquer Painting
• Vietnamese Silk Paintings
• Vietnamese Folk Art

Questions:

Vietnamese Lacquer Painting

1. What three countries influenced (had an effect on) Vietnamese art?

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2. Where have lacquered items been found?

3. On what is lacquer painting done?

4. Where does the lacquer come from?

5. How are colors added to the picture?

6. What is done last (the finishing touches)?

1. In Vietnam, painting on silk is popular.

2. During what years was silk painting at its height or the most popular?

3. What type of painting were the French and Europeans doing during this time?

4. Vietnamese silk paintings were introduced to the world when they won two prizes. Where were these two prizes won?

5. In what two ways is silk painting in Vietnam is different from ancient Chinese and Japanese silk painting?

1. Where did Vietnamese folk art originate or start?

2.What festival was the folk art a part of?

3. After villagers drew, engraved on wood, and painted colorful pictures on homemade paper, what did they do with the pictures?

4. What three things did the pictures (scenes in the pictures) represent?

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Picture Sources:

• Folk Art
• Silk paintings
• Lacquer Painting
• The Vietnam Picture Archives