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LOT 2343
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl Pair
15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (695 grams total, 14.5-15 cm).
Each a bell-shaped bowl with a central floral motif, concentric rings to the inner face, the outer face with petals radiating from the low foot, one with red highlighting. [2, 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.
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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