Statue de Quach Dam – Saïgon (Ho Chi Minh City)

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Statue de Quach Dam – Saïgon (Ho Chi Minh City)

Informations :

Fondeur: VAL D'OSNE
Localité: Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City
Pays: Vietnam
Continent: Asie
Matériau: Bronze
Morphologie: statue
Année: 1930
Titulaire(s) et droits sur les photos: Source : Internet

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Statue de Quach Dam – Saïgon (Ho Chi Minh City)

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Fiche créée ou mise à jour par : Dominique Perchet le 8 septembre 2010

Description:

– statue de Quach Dam

– musée 97A Pho Ðuc Chinh St., District 1, HCMC

visible : oui

propriétaire : musée

matériaux : bronze

sculpteur : Ducuing

fonderie : Val d’Osne

Historique

Quach Dam, trade mark of Thong Hiep (1863- 1927, according to caves in the base of his statue in the market flower garden ), the person who is considerred as a fortune of Binh Tay market, from Trieu An village, Long Khanh, Trieu Chau, China, leaving his native land in empty hands.

At the beginning, he collected old bottles, duck feather and waste materials for daily living. Thanks to his hard working and good calculation and trading, he soon became a rich man. When getting an approval of Cho Lon provincial government, he organized to build a new market basing on chinese architectural design and apply French modern construction tech at that time. To Mr. Quach Dam’s copper statue, it was made in France. After his death, in 1930, Quach Dam’s family set up his statue on the high base with the kylin attending at the foot of the statue, the dragon breathing water. At present, his statue is kept and reversed at HCMC fine arts museum.