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A subject dear to the Vietnamese painter, the rapids at Cho-Bo, near Hanoi, inspired this shimmering lacquer panel.
Pham Hau (1903-1995), Les Rapides de Cho-Bo (The Cho-Bo Rapids), lacquer, gold, silver and crushed mother-of-pearl highlights, signed, 99.8 x 199.4 cm/39.2 x 78.5 in. Estimate: €400,000/600,000
Pham Hau (1903-1995), Les Rapides de Cho-Bo (The Cho-Bo Rapids), lacquer, gold, silver and crushed mother-of-pearl highlights, signed, 99.8 x 199.4 cm/39.2 x 78.5 in. Estimate: €400,000/600,000
Born in the village of Dong Ngac—now a district of Hanoi—Pham Hau was well acquainted with the Cho-Bo rapids, which were only a few dozen kilometers away on the Black River. Nearly 900 kilometers (559 miles) long, the river takes its name from the dark waters that flow…
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