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Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 5 1/4 in. (880 grams total, 12.7-13.5 cm).
Each a bell-shaped bowl with blue or polychrome floral motifs inside and out, concentric rings, one with central floral design. [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.
LITERATURE:
Cf. The Bach, N., Vietnamese Ceramics in Asian Maritime Trade between 14th and 17th centuries Hanoi, 2014, figs.4,8 for similar bowls with high feet.
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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