HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty LARGE BOWL blue & white PLATE

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1 large bowl 9" in diameter almost 3" high MING DYNASTY With original HOI AN HOARD inventory barcode numbers Blue and white large bowl , footed bowl form with flaring collared rim, underglazzed painted in cobalt blue, the interior cavetto centering a flower head or Chinese character with firing groove, the exterior sides with a scroll and vine band between the flared rim and the plain glazed foot. Late 15/early 16th Century CONDITION : These have been in seawater for over 500 years Chips, marine encrustation, minor staining and degrading of glaze. NO major chips or cracks see pictures Has some fading of the blue and discoloring of the blue cobalt color and minor "rust" stains These are my other HOI AN HOARD auctions I will combine shipping HOI AN HOARD old COVERED BOX orient MING 15th century $18.18 $28.28 - HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty 2 WINE CUPS blue & white SHIPWECK recovered VIETNAMSE POTTERY over 500 years OLD $24.24 $33.33 - HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty COVERED BOX shipwreck 15th C. $17.17 $23.23 - HOI AN HOARD 15 16th century VIETNAMESE VASE ming 1450 $20.20 $38.38 - HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty LARGE BOWL blue & white PLATE SHIPWECK recovered VIETNAMSE POTTERY over 500 years OLD $77.77 HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty COVERED BOX oriental CHINA $33.33 HOI AN HOARD 15th/16th century BLUE & WHITE 4 WINE CUPS SHIPWECK recovered Vietnamese pottery 500 years OLD $45.45 HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty 4 CUPS vietnamese POTTERY SHIPWECK recovered BLUE & WHITE CHINA 500 years OLD $64.64 HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty 2 WINE CUPS blue & white SHIPWECK recovered VIETNAMSE POTTERY over 500 years OLD $22.22 HOI AN HOARD ming dynasty COVERED BOX oriental CHINA $29.29 HOI AN HOARD large COVERED BOX orient MING pottery 1500 $38.38 HOI AN HOARD antique COVERED BOX oriental VIETNAM 15th $47.47 S&H is $10.00 in the USA Priority international airmail is $37 Canada will be a lot cheaper Priority mail takes 3-4 days I do accept credit cards through "PAYPAL", personal checks (US only) and money orders (US $ ONLY). Background Information on the Auction and the Ceramics from the Butterfield's website : The Hoi An shipwreck contained a precious cargo of over 150,000 Vietnamese blue and white ceramics that display a richness of form and decoration previously unknown to art historians and scholars of the period. The recovery of the Hoi An ship's cargo is believed to redefine the art-historical relationship between Vietnam and China, enlarge knowledge of fifteenth/sixteenth century Asian trade, and revolutionize the scholarship and understanding of Vietnamese ceramics. Through a precedent-setting agreement, unique objects from the shipwreck have been retained by the National History Museum in Hanoi for the people of Vietnam, with another 10% of the cargo dispersed among more than 100 regional museums. The vast remainder of the rare and important blue and white figural ceramics, has been consigned to Butterfields by the Vietnamese government and Saga Horizon, the Malaysian salvage company which handled the recovery process. In preparation for the series of sales to be conducted both live and online, the entire Hoi An collection has been sorted by archaeologists according to type and condition. The cargo includes hundreds of barbed-rim dishes, pouring vessels, bottles, jars, cups, bowls, figural ceramics, and boxes - all painted with mythological animals or landscape scenes. Within a type, some examples retain their original lustrous glazes unaltered by centuries in the sea. Other examples show various degrees of degradation, but are a marvel nonetheless at affordable prices. DISCOVERY AND RECOVERY: The ceramic artifacts began to appear in 1993 when local fisherman found pieces caught in their nets. After the importance of the discovery was established, the Vietnamese government intervened and sought assistance to locate the source. The shipwreck containing the treasures was located... read more

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