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LOT 2267
Chinese Blue and White Painted Lidded Trinket Box with Internal Text
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (332 grams, 95 x 95 mm).
Square in plan with low L-shaped feet, domed lid; hatched fields with reserved vegetation motifs; inner face and lid with neat columns of pointillé text; the lid reading is a dedication to Mr Wong by his son and grandchildren; the base reading: 'Born 22nd January 1723, approximately 11pm (Lunar = Renyin Year of the Kangxi reign.) - Passed away 7th January 1808, approximately 3-5pm. (Lunar = Wuchen year of the Jiaqing reign.) - Laid to rest in Meizhok County - Burial direction: Southeast (Xun direction) aligned slightly eastwards. East (Mao direction) by three degrees. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2267
Chinese Blue and White Painted Lidded Trinket Box with Internal Text
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Large and Finely Modelled Chinese Figure of a Warrior
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Opening Bid: £350
Modelled in the round straw-glazed figure of a warrior with feet together and arms drawn inward, left hand holding a pair of cords issuing from a taotie mask at the chest; ribbed and tiered helmet with open face, gorget at the throat, cuirass with bosses in the form of masks to the chest; shoulder guards with dragon-heads from the shoulders to the elbows in high relief; flared skirt above voluminous trousers and shoes. 1.47 kg, 40.5 cm
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with grooves. 275 grams total, 60-61 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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.
