Hanoi’s Nearly 1,000-year-old Royal Palace Treasures
Jewelry, swords, and pottery... excavated in 2002 and first introduced to the people of the Capital are among the items in the palace that are nearly 1,000 years old.
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage area displays 29 typical and unique artifacts from the Thang Long imperial palace from the Ly - Tran, Lê Sơ, Mạc, and Lê trung hưng periods.
These are essential utensils and items that play an important role in the royal palace's life, from daily life to banquets of the king and the court during the holidays, the king's birthday, the king's coronation... Furthermore, many valuable pieces of pottery are used as natural gas in temples or as interior decorations in palaces and attics to adorn the noble and luxurious beauty of the court.
Lý dynasty, 11th-12th centuries, green enamel box lid embossed with dragons and clouds.
This small disk depicting a dragon is one-of-a-kind and extremely rare artifact discovered at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel ruins. This artifact tells us not only about the item used in the king's meal but also about the technique of producing high-class pottery for the king, which was made by Thang Long kiln in the early Le dynasty, 15th century.
Under enamel, the dragon and the cloud-shaped project are subtly sketched with cobalt blue strokes. The dragon's remaining parts are expertly painted with red enamel, green enamel on glaze, and real gold on top of decorative motifs.
Brown flower ceramic wine vase with the lotus-shaped body, 11th-12th centuries, Ly dynasty.
Willow ceramic jade glaze, daisy wing body, Tran dynasty, 13th-14th centuries.
Furthermore, using 3D mapping technology, details on artifacts have been clearly reproduced. As a result, visitors will be able to recognize the beauty and unique value of the pottery used in the ancient Thang Long palace.
Some precious metal artifacts from the Early Le period, 15th-16th centuries, include copper bracelets, rings, silver yin-yang engraved faces, and a brass brooch.
Tran Dynasty, 11th-12th centuries, piece of gold leaf with dragons and clouds.
In 2017, the ancient stone well to the east of The Telescope Palace was excavated. The well measures 68 cm in diameter and 41 cm in height. The wall of the mouth is carved with lotus flowers in the 17th-century art style of the Le dynasty. The relics have recreated the type of water well used in the ancient Thang Long palace's daily life.
The 'Courtesan's Post' order was dated the 7th of Quang Thuan (1466).
White yeast wine jug, cannon shaped like a dragon's head, dragon tail shoulder with dragon legs King's utensils, 15th century, Lema period.
Tran period, 13th-14th centuries, brown flower pottery with lid, stem ornamental lotus string
Source: Tùng Đinh