Hue porcelain mosaic – a unique element within mosaic art
Bao Tuan Nguyen 1,*
1 Faculty of Architecture, Van Lang University, Vietnam
*Corresponding author: tuan.nb@vlu.edu.vn
Abstract. Porcelain mosaic is a decorative art applied quite commonly in Vietnamese architecture during the Nguyen dynasty. Compared to mosaic art that has existed for an extended time in western countries, besides a number of common characteristics, Hue porcelain mosaic possesses very unique attributes.
This article will study porcelain mosaic art during the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, and compare the similarities and differences between porcelain mosaic art and orthodox mosaic art. The art of porcelain mosaics in the Nguyen Dynasty was strongly developed from folk architecture to royal architecture, but within the scope of this article, researching efforts will be concentrated within the royal architecture of Hue.
The results of the study will show the unique features of porcelain mosaic art in Vietnam compared with mosaic art in the world; Thereby concludes Vietnam’s porcelain mosaic art as a definitive branch of Mosaic art, with it’s similarities but also it’s own characteristics – Bearing the imprint of Vietnamese culture.
Keywords: Porcelain mosaic, Mosaic art, Nguyen dynasty architecture.
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