Information on the thesis "Architectural Sculpture Art in Some Village Communal Houses in Northern Vietnam in the 17th Century" by graduate student Nguyen Duc Kien, majoring in Archaeology.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Duc Kien 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: January 21, 1980 4. Place of Birth: Minh Tan - Nam Sach - Hai Duong 5. Decision No. 1528/2009/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated October 14, 2009, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: Decision on changing the graduation thesis topic, No. 461/QD-SDH dated March 11, 2013. 7. Thesis Title: Architectural Sculpture Art in Some Village Communal Houses in Northern Vietnam in the 17th Century. 8. Specialization: Archaeology Code: 602260 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Khoan 10. Summary of thesis results: - The thesis contributes to systematizing research on the sculptural art of village communal houses in Northern Vietnam in the 17th century. - It classifies the thematic areas in the architectural sculpture of village communal houses in some typical relics selected and analyzed in the thesis, evaluating their artistic value, ideological value, and technical expression. - The thesis provides a basis for research on the sculptural art of village communal houses in the 17th century, in the restoration, repair, and preservation of original elements. - The thesis has analyzed and clarified the artistic and ideological value of the sculptural art of village communal houses, contributing to the promotion of the values of the relics. - Based on existing documents, we find that village communal houses in the Northern Delta have the following styles: - Ngoc Canh style, - An Hoa style, - Hien communal house style, - Chu Quyen style, - Yen So style. - Through practical research, we believe that village communal house sculpture is carried out in the following five stages: 1. Drawing the model 2. Carving 3. Shaping 4. Polishing 5. Adding decorative patterns 11. Practical application: This thesis studies folk art in village communal houses in Northern Vietnam in the 17th century and village communal houses in general, providing a basis for research on folk sculpture in Northern Vietnamese communal houses in the 17th century; contributing to supplementing information and providing a reference basis for determining the age of village communal house architecture based on architectural style and decoration in village communal house sculpture. 12. Further research directions: (if any) 13. Published works related to the thesis: 1. Hoang Van Khoan, Nguyen Duc Kien (2012), Some notes on the art of village communal house sculpture in Northern Vietnam, Culture and Arts Magazine, No. 338, pp. 83-85. 2. Nguyen Duc Kien (2012), The martial tradition of the Vietnamese people through folk art in the sculptures of village communal houses in the 17th century, Scientific Bulletin - National Museum of History, No. 02/2012, pp. 105-110. 3. Hoang Van Khoan, Nguyen Duc Kien (2012), Survey of traditional wood carving villages and their connections with the wood carving techniques of ancient village communal houses, New Discoveries in Archaeology in 2012, Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name : Nguyen Duc Kien 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: January 21, 1980 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong 5. Admission decision number: 1528/2009/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated October 14, 2009 6. Changes in academic process, decision number: 461/QD-SĐH Date: March 11, 2013 7. Official thesis title: The artistic sculpture in architecture at several communal houses in the North of Vietnam, 17th century. 8. Major: Archeology Code: 602260 9. Supervisors: A.Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Khoan 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: - The thesis is tatisticsed the researches on sculpture in architecture at several communal houses in the North of Vietnam, 17th century. - The thesis were analyzed to clarify the artistic and idea's value of the artistic sculpture in architecture of communal house and contribute to prove the value of relics. Etc... 11. Practical applicability, if any: 12. Further research directions, if any: 13. Thesis-related publications: - Hoang Van Khoan, Nguyen Duc Kien (2012), Some ideas of artistic sculpture in architecture at communal houses in the North of Vietnam, Culture and Artistic magazine, No 338, pg.83-85. - Nguyen Duc Kien (2012), The Vietnam's sporting spirit tradition through communal house's sculpture in the North of Vietnam, 17th century, Annual scientific report magazine of Vietnam National Museum of History, No.02/2012, pg.105-110. - Hoang Van Khoan, Nguyen Duc Kien (2012), Field research carving trade village and relating to the technic of ancient carving on communal houses. Annual scientific report on new archaeological discoveries in 2012, Institute of Archeology.
