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LOT 2074
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl Pair
15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (818 grams total, 13.7-13.8 cm).
Comprising two deep bell-shaped bowls with painted polychrome decoration. [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.
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.
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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