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Paintings of Vietnamese artists return home from Japan

Japanese collector Itoh Toyokichi donated a collection of 238 paintings by famous Vietnamese painters to the central city of Da Nang.
Paintings of Vietnamese artists return home from Japan ảnh 1"San vuon" (Backyard) by painter Pham Viet Hong Lam (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
Da Nang(VNA) – Japanese collector Itoh Toyokichi donated a collection of 238 paintingsby famous Vietnamese painters to the central city of DaNang.

He also lent 49 others works in the collection,named “Houei” (Prosperity), to the city for long term.

The collection hasbeen handed over to the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, according to Deputy Directorof the museum Nguyen Thi Trinh.

It includes works of manywell-known painters graduating from the Indochina College of Fine Arts (thepredecessor of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts), such as Nguyen Gia Tri,Tran Van Can, Tu Duyen, To Lien and Duong Bich Lien, among others.
Paintings of Vietnamese artists return home from Japan ảnh 2A silk painting named "Cho que" (Rural Market) by Duy Vu in the collection (Photo: doanhnghiepvn.vn)
Itoh, aged 80, beganto collect works of Vietnamese painters after travelling to the country in late1986, and named his collection Houei.

Since 2005, he has helda host of exhibitions in Japan and abroad in the hope that the valuable workswill promote Vietnam’s historical and cultural values to people of othercountries.

The donation is ofgreat importance in terms of diplomacy and people-to-people exchange betweenVietnam and Japan, said Deputy Director of Da Nang Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism Ha Vy, adding that it also contributes to Vietnam’s fine art.
Paintings of Vietnamese artists return home from Japan ảnh 3Japanese collector Itoh Toyokichi (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
The Da Nang Art Museumhas drafted a plan to introduce the collection to the public, under which 22 mosttypical paintings will be showcased on March 29./.
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