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LOT 2242
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Bowl Set
15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 - 5 5/8 in. (1.2 kg total, 13-14.2 cm).
Comprising four deep footed bowls, each with polychrome petals and pellet decoration to both faces. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels.
Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
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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