The Art of Champa
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From 12 October 2005 to 9 January 2006, the Musee Guimet in Paris will play host to an exceptional exhibition: ‘Treasures of Vietnamese Art… Champa Sculpture’. This show will bring together for the first time, outstanding pieces from the Musée Guimet, the National Museums of France and the national Vietnamese museums of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon). The discretion of private collectors has meant that, until now, much of the wealth of this great Asian art form has remained relatively unknown but this show also includes several truly exceptional pieces from private collections, hitherto inaccessible to both the public and most curators. Jean-Francois Hubert, an international expert on Vietnamese art, has succeeding in creating a unique artistic opportunity. In the 5th century, the Champa kingdom held sway over a large area of today's Vietnam. Several magnificent structures still testify to their former presence in the Nha Trang region. Cham Sculpture was worked in a variety of materials, principally sandstone, but also gold, silver and bronze, and primarily illustrated themes from Indian mythology. The kingdom was gradually eroded during the 15th century by the irresistible descent of the people towards the south (“Nam Tiên”) from their original base in the Red River region. The author explores, describes and comments on the various styles of Cham sculpure, drawing on a rich and, as yet largely unpublished, iconographic vein.
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Jean-François Hubert. The Art of Champa
Introduction
The History of Champa
Cham Architecture
Gods and their representation
Styles and the dating of sculptures
Cyclotron analysis of Champa metals and jewellery
Conclusion
Glossary
Brief Chronology of Champa
Chronology of the reigns of Cham sovereigns, the construction of temples and their schools of sculpture
Bibliography
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My thanks go first of all to my editor, Jean-Paul Manzo who enthusiastically accepted my project, and to Eliane de Sérésin who had the task of seeing it get done. May they find here the expression of my deep gratitude.
Particular mention is due to François Devos, photographer, who agreed to accompany me to places that were often picturesque, to take magnificent photos.
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7. Frieze of monkeys, Bas-relief, Sandstone, length 64 cm, Thâp-Mam style, 11th – 12th Century (detail).
He uncovered the monuments of My Son and Dong Duong in 1902 and 1903, those of Po Klaung Garai in 1908 and the Po Nagar in Nha Trang between 1906 and 1909. We owe the creation, in 1918, of the Cham Museum in Da Nang (formerly Tourane) to him; the museum was given his name after its enlargement in 1936. Jean-Yves Claeys (1896–1979), was another architect who graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris as well as the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Nice. An employee of the Public Works administration in Indochina, he became a member of the EFEO in 1927, then curator of the monuments of Annam. He dedicated his work not only to Cham architecture but also to archaeology, notably to uncovering the Thâp-Mam site in 1934-35 after working on Tra Kieu in 1920.
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