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LOT 2311
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 4 1/8 in. (92 grams total, 65-105 mm).
Comprising: a shallow plate with a painted lake scene with boats on the water; the cup painted with a similar theme showing boats on the water and a fisherman. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
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LOT 2311
Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Tea Bowl and Dish Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Conical in profile with low base and rounded rim. 140 grams, 10.2 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Song literary and historical evidence confirm that Jianyao tea bowls were highly prized at the imperial court and famous throughout China during the Northern Song dynasty, and mention that the great aesthete and connoisseur Emperor Huizong (r. 1100–1125) was ‘. . . an enthusiastic devotee. . . of Jian tea bowls’. -
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
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