Vietnamese Shield

Nick Wardigo · 4th October 2006, 08:28 PM

This is the best image I have of a shield from Vietnamese artwork. It's from the book, TRANH CO VIET NAM (ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL PAINTINGS OF VIETNAM), pages 68-69. I expanded the appropriate detail as best I can, but the image quality isn't the greatest. The caption reads, "Triumphal return of the military mandarin -- At the end of the 18th century (Doc Loi - Quynh - Nghe An)" The parenthetical information is, I believe, the people, city, and province of the artist.

VANDOO · 5th October 2006, 04:15 AM

IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND MUCH INFORMATION IN SO MANY FEILDS OF COLLECTING SOME MORE SO THAN OTHERS. I THINK I MAY HAVE DONE AN OLD POST ON A SHIELD SIMULAR TO YOURS BUT IT WAS JUST TO POINT OUT A CURRENT EBAY AUCTION. THAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED SO IT MUST BE IN ANCIENT RECORDS AND AT ANY RATE THE EBAY PICTURES WOULD BE LONG GONE. I DID A BRIEF SEARCH AND ALL I CAME UP WITH WAS A POST BY THERION SHIELD FROM LAOS 4/16/02. I WILL INCLUDE THE PICTURES THAT WERE THERE HERE FOR YOUR OPINION.

Mark · 5th October 2006, 09:52 PM

Love the shield, Nick. I came across a reference to this type of shield in an old European travel account. It's described exactly, in form (doesn't say anything about the decoration). I need to go check where exactly I found it.

4th October 2006, 08:28 PM	#1
Nick Wardigo Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 54	This is the best image I have of a shield from Vietnamese artwork. It's from the book, TRANH CO VIET NAM (ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL PAINTINGS OF VIETNAM), pages 68-69. I expanded the appropriate detail as best I can, but the image quality isn't the greatest. The caption reads, "Triumphal return of the military mandarin -- At the end of the 18th century (Doc Loi - Quynh - Nghe An)" The parenthetical information is, I believe, the people, city, and province of the artist. Attached Images

5th October 2006, 04:15 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND MUCH INFORMATION IN SO MANY FEILDS OF COLLECTING SOME MORE SO THAN OTHERS. I THINK I MAY HAVE DONE AN OLD POST ON A SHIELD SIMULAR TO YOURS BUT IT WAS JUST TO POINT OUT A CURRENT EBAY AUCTION. THAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED SO IT MUST BE IN ANCIENT RECORDS AND AT ANY RATE THE EBAY PICTURES WOULD BE LONG GONE. I DID A BRIEF SEARCH AND ALL I CAME UP WITH WAS A POST BY THERION SHIELD FROM LAOS 4/16/02. I WILL INCLUDE THE PICTURES THAT WERE THERE HERE FOR YOUR OPINION. Attached Images

5th October 2006, 09:52 PM	#3
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Love the shield, Nick. I came across a reference to this type of shield in an old European travel account. It's described exactly, in form (doesn't say anything about the decoration). I need to go check where exactly I found it.