by Nguyen Dieu Vu
THE MAP OF HA TAY
PROVINCE
The history of
tradional silk
weaving
1040s, King Ly Thai
Tong decided to make
court costumes with
local silks
Lê dynasty (1428-1527)
the villages of Vạn
Phúc, La Khê, Ngãi
Cầu and Bùng (Hà Tây
Province), Trích Sài
and Bái Ân (Hà Nội)
and Vân Phương
(Hưng Yên Province) -
the main centres of
high-quality silk
production in the
north.
The history of
traditional silk
weaving
A Le document from 1720
stated that:
“Princes must use bronze
color Chinese silk gauze
in spring and summer
and thick Chinese silk in
satin of the same color in
autumn and winter…
Mandarins of the 4
th
rank
and lower shall use only
locally-made fabrics…”
BE BORN IN “NHUNG LUA”
Ao dai – Vietnamese tradional long
dress
Old ao dai
Modern ao dai
The naonal culture – many kinds of silk
The - a kind of silk,
loosely woven to be
light and
breathable.
Sa is very thin silk
woven from glossy
thread, which
shimmers in the
daylight.
Xuyen is similar but
sparser, and for
each silk row
woven, one is
missed.
Bang looks like
cobweb.
The naonal culture – many kinds of
silk
VAN PHUC VILLAGE
VAN means
cloud in
Chinese,
because van
billows like
a cloud.
GAM
-embroidered
silk. It looks
similar to lua
van but much
thicker
Van Phuc silk was exhibited in Macxay in 1928, Paris 1931 and 1938, and
Giacavta in 1931 and 1941. A museum in Ha Dong shows silk and looms and
styles throughout the history of Van Phuc village.
PAINTING ON SILK
The bamboo scroll silk
paintings
Special Silk Paintings
Eg: Red Dao ethnic minority girl 1980 - silk painting of
Linh chi
MOVIE – THE WHITE SILK DRESS
(AO LUA HA DONG)