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We bought these charming little stamps from Pham Duc Tri, a master craftsman on Hanoi’s Hang Quat street. Taught the art of stamp carving from his grandfather, Pham has been making stamps for the past twenty years. Carving the intricate designs into the soft long muc wood, requires him to spend his days in a state of high concentration. One slight mistake would waste hours of work.
Wooden stamps have been used in Vietnam since Confucian scholars began imprinting names on their book covers. They have also long been popular with tribal shamans, used to brand their ceremonial texts. Nowadays the... Read More
Wooden stamps have been used in Vietnam since Confucian scholars began imprinting names on their book covers. They have also long been popular with tribal shamans, used to brand their ceremonial texts. Nowadays they are engraved with everything from complex motifs to signatures and miniaturized folk paintings. Read Less
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