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LOT 2208
Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl
15TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (755 grams, 24.7 cm).
Footed with painted blue floral motifs to the inner face and large vertical petals to the outer face. [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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