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LOT 2268
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (300 grams total, 60-65 mm).
Comprising three powder boxes with painted floral motifs to the lid, two with radiating petals to the body and one with decorative panels. [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.
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 2268
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
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