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Collection of Enamelled bronze wares
Phap lam is a kind of products made of enamelled bronze that came into being in Hue since the reign of emperor Minh Mang (1820-1841). Under the Nguyen dynasty, workshops of enamelled bronze wares were set up in Hue, Ai Tu (Quang Tri province) and Dong Hoi (Quang Binh province) adapting to the demands of construction, interior-exterior decoration at HueImperialCity, ritual activities and household articles in royal residences.

            Phap lam is a kind of products made of enamelled bronze that came into being in Hue since the reign of emperor Minh Mang (1820-1841).

 Under the Nguyen dynasty, workshops of enamelled bronze wares were set up in Hue, Ai Tu (Quang Tri province) and Dong Hoi (Quang Binh province) adapting to the demands of construction, interior-exterior decoration at HueImperialCity, ritual activities  and household articles in royal residences.

            Hue enamelled bronze wares were classified according to three main categories:

            Enamelled bronze motifs for exterior decoration at Hue Imperial palaces: include decorative details in shapes of dragons or clouds, attached on the main ridges and drooping ridges of Imperial palaces and triple gates of Nguyen royal tombs. They are also the ornamental panels on the roof walls at gables, hip ends, and drooping ridges of many palaces.

            Enamelled bronze motifs for interior decoration at Hue Imperial palaces: include the horizontal hangings or couplets carved with Chinese scripts in the middle and stylized chrysanthemum, bats with tassels or coin on the brim. Additionally, the technique of making enamelled bronze wares was also applied in making Chinese scripts which were combined in line on plates of wood or stone as couplets hung in the palace or attached on the gateways in front of the emperor's grave.

            Enamelled bronze wares for ritual ceremonies or household articles:

            This category is diversified in shapes, types and decorative topics. It can be divided into two main groups. One of them is the ritual items in temples such as incense burners, betel trays, fruit trays, lampstands, etc. The second group is tea trays, spittoons, bowls, stemmed trays with lids, etc.

            The HueRoyalAntiquitiesMuseum is housing more than 100 pieces of enamelled bronze wares, originating from Hue Imperial palaces, produced under the reigns of emperor Minh Mang (1820-1841), Thieu Tri (1841-1847) and Tu Duc (1848-1883). This collection concentrated the most abundant and valuable enamelled bronze wares of the Nguyen dynasty.