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PUPPETRY WATERCRAFT

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:49 am

Vietnam and Thailand jointly issued a set of commemorative stamps in Hanoi and Bangkok on August 5, 2016 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976).
The stamp set, which consists of two pieces, features the traditional puppetry of Vietnam and Thailand.

The first tells the legend of Hoan Kiem Lake where Le Loi returned his magic sword to the Golden Turtle after his forces defeated the Ming Chinese army in 1428; while the second features Thailand’s folk puppet play, Hun Krabrok, by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The set, designed by painters Nguyen Du from Vietnam and Pisit Prasitthanadoon from Thailand, will be on sale until June 30, 2018.

Both stamps shows a watercraft, the Hoan Kiem Lake craft is almost sinking and it shows a puppet dragon boat. Vietnamese water puppetry has a long history. Vietnamese water puppetry is an age-old typical and traditional art, closely bound to rural culture and agricultural civilization of Vietnamese peasants.

The Hun Krabrok shows, three ladies puppets standing on deck what looks like a Thai junk.

Wikipedia gives on Hoan Kiem Lake legend:
Stories of the Hoàn Kiếm turtle began in the fifteenth century with Lê Lợi, who became an emperor of Vietnam and founder of the Lê Dynasty. According to legend, Lê Lợi had the sword named Heaven's Will given to him by the Golden Turtle God, Kim Qui.
One day, not long after the war and the Chinese had accepted Vietnam’s independence, Lê Lợi was out boating on the lake. Suddenly the Golden Turtle God surfaced, prompting Lê Lợi to return Heaven's Will and thank the divine turtle for its help. The Golden Turtle God took back the sword and disappeared into depths of the lake. Lê Lợi then renamed the lake Hoàn Kiếm Lake (or Hồ Gươm), meaning “The Lake of the Returned Sword”.

Of the Thailand stamp I can’t find some background information.

Thailand 2016. 3B sg?, scott? Vietnam 2016.? Sg?, scott?
Source: Internet.
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