Exhibition features Hue Royal Palace antiques
(VOV) - An exhibition of 37 items used by the Nguyen dynasty kings opened in Hue city on April 21.
Highlights of the display include golden flower vases weighing 3.5kg each, a set of silver cups, and gold-plated chop stick, trays and pots.
The antiques were exhibited by Duong Phu Hien from Hanoi, who has a collection of more than 40,000 valuable artifacts including ceramics, bronzes, gold, silver, gems, and cotton textiles.
Hien presented a gold-plated wooden table and chair used by King Khai Dinh to the Hue Museum at the exhibition opening.
Morie Phuong, a Vietnamese Cambodian, also gave two ceramic sinks to the museum that were used by the Nguyen royalty, and Nguyen Huu Hoang from Hue donated two antique swords.