Notes on the Tô Nũ Image as Portrayed in Traditional Vietnamese Dong Ho Painting

Northern Vietnam features a traditional style of woodblock printing that is of uncertain age and origins. The style may date to the fifteenth-century Lê Dynasty, or possibly to some time in the 13^th century, of the Lý or Trân Dynasties (Ha 2010, 9). Whatever the origins, the art form survives to this day, though in distinct variations and with a rapidly diminishing following. There are very few practitioners of the art still remaining (Quang 2011).