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NGUYỄN VĂN THỌ, KNOWN AS NAM SƠN (1899–1973)
Sacred garment of the pagoda, 1932
Fees include commission and taxes.
Sacred garment of the pagoda, 1932
Ink and color on silk, signed and dated lower right and lower left
63.8 x 82.5 cm
25 1/8 x 32 ½ in
Collection of the Minister of the Colonies Albert Dalimier (probably acquired on 21 October 1933 at the Agindo for 3,000 francs).
Private collection of a painter active in the 1930s, Paris.
Private collection, France (by successive descent from the previous owner).
Clapassier, “Featured by the Indochinese Government: New Indochinese Paintings”, *Le Monde colonial illustré*, no. 116, April 1933, p. 63, reprinted, titled “Sacred Garment of the Pagoda”
“The Hanoi School in Paris”, Dépêche Coloniale, 10 April 1933, p. 2, titled “Sacred Garment of the Pagoda”
“A new exhibition by Tonkinese painters”, La République, no. 1364, 6 March 1933, p. 2, titled “The luminous garment of the pagoda”
Ngô Kim-Khôi, Nam Sơn (1899–1973), Indochinese Art Heritage through Documents, Archives and the Press, vol. I, Hanoi: Fine Arts Publishing House, 2025, pp. 470–477, reprinted, titled “Sacred Garment of the Pagoda”
1933, “Le Salon des artistes indochinois”, Agindo, Paris (du 3 au 15 mars), titré “Vêtement sacré”
1933, Exposition André Maire & La galerie des Artistes indochinois, Agindo, Paris (octobre)