Painting description
- Material: Oil painting
- Size: 60 cm x 80 cm
- Creation year: 2023
According to Vietnamese beliefs, dogs are inherently loyal animals, helping to protect and bring luck to the family. Therefore, since ancient times, the custom of worshiping fighting dogs was formed, which can help people exorcise evil spirits and ward off bad luck.
Since ancient times, Vietnamese people have had the custom of worshiping stone dogs in front of temples, communal houses, temples, or placing stone dogs in front of the doors of noble families, village gates, and graves of noble people, with the meaning of protection. guard the negative part. When sculpting a stone dog image for worship, always sculpt the statue in a sitting position, with its front legs propped up to create an artistic sculptural shape, besides, it also represents the people's desire for peace and peace. There are evil spirits and bad forces that come to disturb you.
The stone dog painting with the image of two dog statues entwined together represents the spirit of solidarity, as well as the solidarity of Vietnamese people.