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LOT 2236
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Group
15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 5 1/4 in. (1.22 kg total, 12.5-13.5 cm).
Each a bell-shaped jar with leaf and other motifs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three powder boxes with painted landscape to the lid. 381 grams total, 62-66 mm
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. -
Chinese Han Terracotta Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Modelled in the round wearing a crossover coat carrying a bag in his left had and supporting a box on his right shoulder. 277 grams, 15.2 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Large Chinese Han Painted Terracotta Cocoon Jar
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
With vertical painted scrolled tendril bands, flared foot, mouth with chamfered rim. 3.35 kg, 33 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
