Hue Museum of Royal Antiquitie on Sunday opened a display of two Nguyen Dynasty artefacts dating back to the 19th century: a mandarin hat and a Nhat Binh dress (royal costume for concubines and princess of the Nguyen Dynasty). The antiques were successfully auctioned overseas and donated by Sunshine Group to Thua Thien-Hue province, where the Nguyen Dynasty royal palace complex is located.
The two artifacts which dated back from the late 19th century and early 20th century are associated with the royal life of the Nguyen Dynasty and are of great cultural and historical value.
The exhibition of the artifacts will be open free for one month until May 17.
The Sunshine Group won last October’s auction in Spain to buy the two antiques from the Balclis auction house, of which the imperial mandarin hat was charged 600,000 euros and Nhat Binh robe at 160,000 euros.
Source: VOV5