Lohuan; Vietnam, Annam historical region, 18th-19th century.

Lohuan; Vietnam, Annam historical region, XVIII- XIX centuries.
Red lacquered and gilded wood.
It presents faults and wear.
measurements: 153 x 52 x 45 cm.
Sculpture in red lacquered wood and gilded face and hands, characteristic technique of Vietnamese art. The piece stands out for a great stylization and a certain corporal hieratism that is lowered with the posture of the hands of stylized and long fingers and the inferior movement of the cape.
The golden age of Vietnamese art was that of the Sham kingdoms (200-1720), although today it is a relatively little studied civilization. To a large extent, this is because the great achievements of Vietnamese culture are to be found not in the fine arts, but in literature. Nevertheless, a brilliant artistic industry developed, although deeply marked by the aesthetic, philosophical and religious ideas of China. However, some genuine artistic manifestations were maintained, such as the water puppetry, and there will also emerge distinctly Vietnamese phenomena such as Caodaism, a sect originated in 1919.