Pilgrim Flask
A flat-sided bottle used by pilgrims and travelers to carry water or oil.
What is it?
A pilgrim flask is a type of vessel with two flat sides, often with a narrow neck and two handles on the sides for attaching a strap. They were made from ceramic, glass, or metal. The flat shape made them easy to carry on long journeys. They were often decorated with patterns, family crests, or religious symbols. The blue-and-white pilgrim flask you captured is a porcelain example from Ming-dynasty China. Other flasks in your collection include a black one with a crest, a blue one, a transparent one with gold decoration, and a colorful one with sea creatures.
Why it matters
Pilgrim flasks show how people traveled and traded in the past. They also show how different cultures influenced each other's art, like Chinese blue-and-white patterns appearing on European flasks.
Where you've seen it
This list grows as you capture more pilgrim flasks.
Related
朝圣者水壶
朝圣者和旅行者用来装水或油的扁平瓶子。
它是什么？
朝圣者水壶是一种有两个扁平侧面的容器，通常有窄颈和两侧的两个把手用于系带子。它们由陶瓷、玻璃或金属制成。扁平形状使它们在长途旅行中易于携带。它们通常装饰有图案、家族徽章或宗教符号。你捕捉到的蓝白相间的朝圣者水壶是中国明朝的瓷器例子。你收藏中的其他水壶包括一个带有徽章的黑色水壶、一个蓝色水壶、一个带有金色装饰的透明水壶，以及一个带有海洋生物的彩色水壶。
为什么重要
朝圣者水壶展示了过去人们如何旅行和贸易。它们也展示了不同文化如何影响彼此的艺术，比如中国青花图案出现在欧洲水壶上。
你在哪里见过它
当你收集更多朝圣者水壶时，这个列表会不断增长。