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LOT 2107
Massive Hoi An Shipwreck Glazed Polychrome Dish
15TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 in. (1.83 kg, 34 cm).
Broad bowl with substantial basal ring, reserved petals to the outer face, tondo with stamped vesica-shaped motifs and central landscape scene with lake, trees and mountain. [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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