They say that a trip to Ho Chi Minh City is never complete without a visit to its famous Ben Tanh Market located at the intersection of Le Loi, Ham Nghi, Tran Hung Dao and Le Lai Streets in District 1. Originally built by the French in 1859, the market had been moved to its new building in 1912.
From the hodgepodge of items sold in the market, we found--and bought--these water color paintings on rice paper:


7 comments:
i LOVE the water color paintings =).
definitely better than divisoria and chatuchak. my kind of market, not too many vendors to choose from. :)
Lovely :-)
ethereal art, luv it!
wow! lovely paintings. :) the framing made them look lovelier.
thanks, everyone. and happy holidays! :)
@jac: i handcarried those paintings then had them framed here. i wasn't sure about the black matting i chose, but it turned out okay naman. :)
@anonymous: i thought your favorite market is quiapo? mine is cherry, of course. hahahah
I'll take a mental note to buy something like that when I visit Vietnam. =)
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