Sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais wearing a mantle uttariya, his right hand holding the stem of an utpala flower, loop to reverse to accept a mandorla. 193 grams, 10.1 cm



Private collection, UK.

Hollow-formed and seated on a lotus-flower base with bumpa vessel in the lap. 320 grams, 10.6 cm



Private collection, UK.

Each D-shaped in profile with basal ring, reserved tendril design with longevity symbols, chop seal to underside. 272 grams total, 99 mm each



Private collection, UK.

Moulded in seated position on a lotus-flower dais with conical ushnisha, applied gilt detailing. 455 grams, 14.8 cm



Private collection, UK.

Carved in the round, a standing scholar in a knee-length robe holding a ruyi sceptre; mounted on a wooden display stand. 198 grams total, 12.4 cm includin stand



Ex UK auction house. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Comprising three miniature vases with painted floral designs and a teacup with decorative border to the outer face. 477 grams total, 68-98 mm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Comprising three powder boxes with painted flowers and decorative panels to the body. 360 grams total, 65-68 mm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Modelled in the half-round, Buddha resting on a lotus-flower base with one hand touching the earth (Bhumisparsa Mudra); flaming mandorla to the rear. 237 grams, 68 mm



Private collection, UK.

Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a landscape to the lid. 228 grams total, 53-61 mm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Carved in high relief; obverse scene of two figures in a dragon-shaped boat in a rocky landscape; reverse scene with stockades and trees, lungzhi fungi, the stone probably bowenite. 2.25 kg, 29.1 cm



Private collection, UK.

Broad and shallow with a low foot, famille jaune enamelled dragon on a dense mesh of tendrils with chrysanthemums and other flowers; six-character Yongzheng mark to underside. 440 grams, 21 cm



Private collection, UK.

Piriform bodied, the shoulder painted with a geometric design; two loop handles to the equator, trumpet-shaped mouth. 2.83 kg, 30.5 cm



Formerly from a London, UK, gallery. Ex Martin Schoyen, London collection, 1990s.