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LOT 2136
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vessel Group
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (490 grams total, 82-90 mm).
Comprising three vessels with remains of loop handles above the shoulder, each with painted floral decoration. [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. similar vessels in Asian Art Museum, inv.no.2000.31, from the Hoi An Cargo.
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 2136
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vessel Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Acquired from Bonhams, London, 18 October 2016, lot 91 (part). From a family collection of a North American gentleman living in the UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Tang Green Glazed Ware Jar
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £211
Piriform in profile with broad mouth and rolled rim, cream glaze. 2.7 kg, 28.5 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
