The 40-minute trek took us over some very muddy, bumpy roads, but the effort was repaid by the absolute beauty and tranquility of the grounds and buildings. Many hand-lettered signs in the Thu Phap style blended brush techniques with Roman letters--a unique Vietnamese specialty and the reason I'm so interested in the style. It looks like he was one of its first practitioners, or at least one of its earliest exhibitors, in the Hue Festival 1985.
Minh Đức spent several hours with me, and sent me off to a simple lunch [the monks' single daily meal] at 11:00. I'm hoping to follow up on his generous invitation to come back for longer next year.
Happy to hear that you shared bottle of Calligraphy Vietnam.
ReplyDeleteI was also the name Minh Hoang Vietnam Calligraphy. I hope you have to share the same fate of the art form of our country.
Wish you a happy day.
I hope to visit Vietnam again next year.
ReplyDelete