Vintage Lacquer Painting: Letter from Hanoi

A vintage Vietnamese lacquer painting from the 1930s titled 'Letter from the City'. The scene depicts a group of six young women in traditional brown tunics and headscarves gathered closely around one woman reading a handwritten letter. To their left, a boy wearing a conical straw hat holds a glowing lantern. In the background, a rural village gate with vertical calligraphy panels stands next to a water buffalo. Beyond the gate, a modern city skyline is visible under a red sun, featuring a sign that reads 'HA NOI 6 Km' and an old car on a road. The foreground features a pond with pink lotus flowers and metallic gold leaves. The style uses rich earth tones, black backgrounds, and gold leaf accents typical of classic Indochinese art.