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LOT 2259
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Jarlet Group
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (483 grams total, 77-79 mm).
Each a squat jar with basal ring and low mouth, applied floral motifs. [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.
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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