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LOT 2239
Chinese Glazed Blue and White Jar with Peony
PROVINCIAL, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2" (1.7 kg, 22cm wide).
A glazed Provincial ceramic footed jar with carinated profile, deep shoulder and narrow raised rim, dense floral motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in the 1990s.
Collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman (1970-2010).
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Broad glazed bowl with substantial basal ring and rounded rim, band of cloud pattern motifs and floral motifs to the centre. 1.98 kg, 34 cm
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.