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LOT 2405
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Set
15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 5 1/4 in. (1.65 kg total, 12.6-13.5 cm).
Comprising six deep bowls with floral motif to the inner face; outer face with large petals and floral wreath. [6, 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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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