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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Jar Group Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Jar Group Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Jar Group
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LOT 2395

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Jar Group

15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (485 grams total, 66-84 mm).

Comprising: a squat jar with indented body and painted floral motifs and tendrils; a small jar with trumpet-shaped mouth; a facetted jar with narrow mouth and painted floral panels separated by geometric motifs. [3, 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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LOT 2395

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Jar Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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