In Vietnamese tradition, the paper fan was an indispensable item in times of yore, one of eight prized objects in every household

The presence of the dead, the behaviour of the living, and an influence on the future – the many generations of the Vietnamese family.

In Asian myths, no creature is as impressive as the dragon. For Vietnamese peasants, the dragon was a vivid symbol of the fourfold deity-clouds, rain, thunder and lighting. Represented by an S shape, dragons are depicted on artifacts dating back to the Dong Son-Au Lac culture