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LOT 2411
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Group
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 4 1/8 in. (529 grams total, 8.9-10.4 cm).
Comprising three shallow bowls, one with remains of painted green petals to the outer face; two with blue petals radiating from the basal ring, and decorative border beneath the rim. [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.
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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