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LOT 2161

Large Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl with Bird

15TH CENTURY A.D.

9 5/8 in. (938 grams, 24.3 cm).

With thick basal ring and steppe rim, band of curled tendrils surrounding a scene with bird in flight landing on a twig. [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 2161

Large Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl with Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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