COLLECTION NAME:
Walter B. Denny World Art & Architecture Images
Record
ID_Number:
WBD_09441
Creator name:
Denny, Walter B.
Creator nationality:
American
Title:
Two canteens on display at the National Museum of Asian Art
View description:
full view
Date:
2022
Date type:
creation
Subject:
canteens (vessels)
Subject:
porcelain (material)
Subject:
ceramics (objects)
Subject:
metalware
Subject:
patterns (design elements)
Subject:
foliation (pattern)
Subject:
geometric patterns
Subject:
calligraphy
Subject:
religious art
Subject:
Christian saints
Subject:
arabesques
Subject:
medallions (ornament areas)
Culture:
American (North American)
Category:
Photography
Work_type:
photograph
Material_Technique:
digital photograph
Copy_Source:
digital image
Image_Source:
Walter Denny
Note:
This photograph of the exhibition display features two canteens from the NMAA: the front one made in mid-13th century with brass and silver inlay (F1941.10) from modern day Syria or Northern Iraq; and the one in the back from early 15th century porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze (F1958.2) originated in Jingdezhen, China.
Rights Reproduction & Access:
Duplication rights - Walter Denny
Filename:
WBD_09441.jpg
