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LOT 2290
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Box
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (571 grams, 12.2 x 8.3 mm).
Rectangular in plan with blue landscape to sidewall, hatched edge and border to lid with river scene, chop seal to underside of lid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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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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.
