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Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate
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LOT 2217

Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate

15TH CENTURY A.D.

9 1/4 in. (731 grams, 23.6 cm).

A wide plate with stepped rim, painted tendrils and flowers to the inner face and large petals radiating from the foot to the outer face. [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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LOT 2217

Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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