Mông Đồng

Lacquered and gilded wood model of a 17th-century Mông Đồng- Hanoi Museum of National History.
Painting of Mông Đồng of the Revival Lê dynasty (1684-1685)

Mông Đồng (Chữ Hán: 艨艟) is a class of near-shore warship and riverine boat that played a dominant role in medieval Vietnamese naval forces for over a thousand years.

  • Mông Đồng illustration
    Mông Đồng illustration
  • relief carving of a Mong Dong boat- Hương Canh communal house, Vĩnh Phúc.
    relief carving of a Mong Dong boat- Hương Canh communal house, Vĩnh Phúc.
  • Carving on Chương Cauldron- 19th century Huế.
    Carving on Chương Cauldron- 19th century Huế.
  • Close up on the bow of the miniature Mông Đồng at the Hanoi Museum of National History, originally the model was kept at Keo Temple, Thái Bình
    Close up on the bow of the miniature Mông Đồng at the Hanoi Museum of National History, originally the model was kept at Keo Temple, Thái Bình
  • Close up on the stern of the miniature Mông Đồng at the Hanoi Museum of National History, originally the model was kept at Keo Temple, Thái Bình
    Close up on the stern of the miniature Mông Đồng at the Hanoi Museum of National History, originally the model was kept at Keo Temple, Thái Bình
  • Mông Đồng sailing on Red river in Đông Kinh (Hanoi) ,17th century.
    Mông Đồng sailing on Red river in Đông Kinh (Hanoi) ,17th century.
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