Phu Khe ancient village has long been famous as a village specializing in wood carving, woodworking, and especially dragon carving for the palaces of kings and feudal aristocrats. Phu Khe Ancient Village in Tu Son Town, Bac Ninh
Located 20km south of Hanoi, Phu Khe ancient village in Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province has long been famous as a village specializing in wood carving, woodworking, and especially dragon carving for royal palaces. feudal nobility. The dragon of Phu Khe artisans is famous for its sophistication and personality in terms of lines and shapes.
Phu Khe fine art furniture: famous brand in Vietnam – Source: Collected
According to the elders, the village was established from the time An Duong Vuong built Co Loa citadel, prospered until Ly Thai To’s reign moved the capital to Thang Long. At that time, the demand for building palaces and citadels was great, talented artisans from all over the world gathered in Phu Khe, gradually forming a famous carving village to this day.
The scene of a carpentry workshop in Phu Khe – Source: Collected
In the past, dragons were carved in palaces and tombs of the king, symbolizing supreme power, later on, dragons were also carved in many communal houses, temples and even ancestral worshiping objects. It can be said that from North to South, from Thang Long to Hue, there are talented hands of artisan Phu Khe.
Artist Phu Khe is refining the product – Source: Collected
Through thousands of years of transmission, preservation and development, carved works of Phu Khe villagers are not only present in Vietnamese architectural works, on Vietnamese ancestral altars, but Phu Khe wooden furniture is also very popular in the market. The most popular foreign market is the image of the dragon through the skillful hands of the artisan, which also won the hearts of the fastidious Chinese.
The murals are skillfully carved with dragons – Source: Collectibles
Weighing detailed dragon scenes – Source: collectibles
Source: Collected internet.