Chinese pottery of the Han, Tʻang and Sung dynasties
A 1917 catalogue of Chinese pottery from the Han, Tang and Sung dynasties, published in New York by Parish-Watson & Co and printed at the De Vinne Press, aimed at collectors and dealers of ceramics. Each plate shows a single vessel photographed against a black ground on a dark carved wooden stand, with a numbered caption beneath: a large glazed bowl, a lidded jar with blue and white painting, an incense burner with applied relief, and a tall green-glazed vase. A designer might take the strong dark-background lighting and the centred, isolated object compositions as a model for product photography.
