Chinese Blue Glazed Jar

Each a hollow-formed female figure wearing long robes tied at the waist, elaborate high coiffure; one with a palmette fan to her head in her left hand, right hand inside the long sleeve of her chang'ao on her hip, buttoned at the front, the other in a similar stance but holding a small vessel. 892 grams total, 22.5-23 cm



Ex Hong Kong and West Country collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and decorative panels, one with a landscape to the lid. 283 grams total, 59-62 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.

Burnished black ware jar with scooped and carinated profile to the neck, two broad strap handles with roundel detailing, hatched panels to the neck, spiral 'eye' panels to the lower body, incised scrolls to the underside. 909 grams, 18.5 cm wide



From 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.