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Antique Large Chinese jar Vase Ming Dynasty 1465-1487
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jar in blue and white underglaze, Officially Provenanced Ca Mau Shipwreck piece Ca Mau Shipwreck Porcelain Cargo c.1725 Sold by Sotheby’s Amsterdam in January 2007 Circular porcelain box and cover with traces of the original pattern in enamels, depicting a floral pattern. The whole pattern remains in ghost form as the original painting over the glaze has disappeared leaving the ghostly flowers typical of this type of cargo. There are fine blue lines around the box and cover which are under the glaze thus protecting them from nearly 300 years under the sea. There were only 94 of these boxes and covers in the auction of 76000 pieces. The jar is in excellent condition save for a few minor blemishes but as these pieces have lain on the sea bed for 300 years this is unsurprising and only adds to the character of the piece. The item comes complete with a Sotheby’s auction sticker. The wreck was discovered by fisherman working off the Ca Mau peninsular when their nets snagged on it. When they realised the porcelain was saleable they began dredging up as much as possible. Once the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Information realised what was happening they moved in quickly to secure the wreck site. The excavation was lead by the Curator of The National Museum of Vietnamese culture. As you can see by the underside of the piece, not only does it have the Sotheby’s auction sticker but the reference numbers of the Vietnamese conservators. In all, 130,000 pieces were recovered and 76,000 of the finer condition pieces were selected to be sold by Sotheby’s. The ship was a Chinese ocean going junk, almost certainly en route from Canton (now Kuangzhou) to the Dutch trading port of Batavia (now Jakarta). Disaster struck off the Ca Mau peninsular, there was a fire on board so severe that some of the porcelain was fused together. There were a few wine cups recovered bearing the mark of the Emperor Yangzheng who reigned from 1723 to 1735. By this time tea and coffee was the rage throughout Europe and the principal traders were the East India Company and the VOC of Amsterdam. With the demand for tea came demand for porcelain by which to drink it and so most of what they imported in these year was tea wares. All these shipwrecks like the Ca Mau are regarded as time capsules packed with information allowing maritime historians and archaeologists an insight into the life and trade of the time. Here is an opportunity to own a piece of history with a fascinating story. If you have any queries about this item please feel free to contact me. Thank you for looking and for your time. Check out my other items ! Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! EXAMPLE FOTOSHOW HOW WE PACK Dimensions: Diameter: 21cm ( 8.27 inch) Height : 13 cm ( 5.11 inch)
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