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LOT 2243

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(1 Bid, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £5
HOI AN CARGO SHIPWRECK GLAZED BLUE AND WHITE LIDDED BOX COLLECTION
15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 2 1/2 in. (288 grams total, 56-63 mm).

Comprising three powder boxes, two with painted floral motifs and one with a landscape to the lid. [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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