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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair
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LOT 2063

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair

15TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/8 in. (656 grams total, 13 cm each).

Comprising two cream glazed bell-shaped bowls with large petals surrounding the foot. [2, 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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LOT 2063

Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Bowl Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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