【thứ hạng của slovácko】Receiving and displaying two antiques, a mandarin's hat and a Nhat Binh ao

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Truong Luu presents a certificate of merit in recognition of the contributions of Sunshine Group Joint Stock Company

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Le Truong Luu,thứ hạng của slovácko Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly; Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Standing Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee. On behalf of Sunshine Group Joint Stock Company, there was Mr. Dinh Chi Hieu, Deputy General Director of Sunshine Group.

The mandarin's hat and the Nhat Binh ao-dai of the Nguyen Dynasty were successfully auctioned by Sunshine Group Joint Stock Company in Spain at the end of October 2021. The Nguyen Dynasty mandarin’s hat costs 600,000 Euro (nearly 16 billion VND) and the Nhat Binh ao-daicosts 160,000 Euro (more than 4 billion VND), excluding fees and taxes.

The above antiques have been assessed by an appraisal council of scientists, artisans, and antique collectors as antiques dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century. They are associated with the Nguyen royal court life and are very valuable in terms of culture and history. The return of the imperial mandarin's hat and the Nhat Binh ao-daiof the Nguyen dynasty is an addition to the source of antiquities of a museum with a history of nearly 100 years closely associated with the complex of Hue royal architecture.

According to the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, each donated artifact is a story, a journey, and also challenges. That journey is also the convergence of enthusiastic hearts for Hue and determination to bring antiques back to their homeland. The story of the antiques successfully auctioned at the Auctionet of the Balclis auction house in Barcelona, Spain recently is such a story of the Sunshine Group.

Speaking at the reception ceremony, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong thanked Sunshine Group Joint Stock Company for successfully participating in the auction of two valuable antiques of the Nguyen Dynasty abroad and for donating them to Thua Thien Hue. He emphasized: “In the condition of limited budget resources along with many binding mechanisms for the collection and auction of antiques, participation in auctions and donation of antiques to museums of organizations and individuals is a noble and humane gesture towards the benefit of the community".

With the goal of bringing the heritage closer to the public, these two antiques are on display by Hue Monuments Conservation Center at Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities and are open free of charge to the public from April 17 to May 17.

Images captured by Thua Thien Hue Online at the reception and display ceremony of the two antiques, mandarin hat and Nhat Binh ao-daiof the Nguyen Dynasty:

Chairman Nguyen Van Phuong (first on the left) and Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center Hoang Viet Trung (first on the right) presenting souvenirs to Sunshine Group Joint Stock Company

Provincial leaders cutting the ribbon for opening the display of the two antiques, mandarin hat and Nhat Binh ao-dai of the Nguyen Dynasty

Receiving and bringing antiques to Hue is the effort and determination of the provincial leaders

After many years of wandering, the mandarin's hat is on display at Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities and is appreciated by researchers and antique collectors as much more beautiful and sophisticated than the auction house's photo

The back of the mandarin's hat

The mandarin's hat box is also a finely carved artifact

The Nhat Binh ao-dai of the Nguyen Dynasty dating from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century is still intact

The back of the Nhat Binh ao-dai of the Nguyen Dynasty

The two antiques attract the public to visit and admire

ByMinh Hien