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LOT 2100
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 3 in. (370 grams total, 64-76 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes: one with a large lotus flower; one showing a hilly landscape; one with a landscape and rising sun. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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.
FootnotesIn 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 2100
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Ca Mau Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Dish Pair
Early 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising two shallow saucers with painted flowers and tendrils to the inner face, brown glazing to the outer face. 135 grams total, 11.2-11.3 cm
Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports. -
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4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Discoid plaque domed in the middle with holes to the rim for attachment, openwork bird motif, applied rosettes. 28.8 grams, 48 mm
Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £351
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Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
