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LOT 2345

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Pair

15TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (244 grams total, 85 mm).

Both with a bell-shaped body and low foot; painted petals radiating from the basal ring, the insides with simple decoration. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.

Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

Footnotes

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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LOT 2345

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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