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LOT 2126

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection

15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (267 grams total, 59-63 mm).

Comprising three powder boxes, two with a painted landscape showing a corner of a building to the side; one with a large flower to the lid and decorative panels to the sides. [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.

Literature

Cf. Chunming, W., Early Navigation in the Asia-Pacific Region, A Maritime Archaeological Perspective, Xiamen, 2016, p.121, fig.7.1 for a similar box.

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 2126

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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