HOI AN HOARD medieval VASE flower BLUE BIRD jarlet POT jar SHIPWRECK RECOVERED

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= Hoi An Hoard blue & white decorated JARLET / VASE / POT 2-3/8" in diameter 2" high MING DYNASTY .... made in circa 1438 .... MID 15th CENTURY With original HOI AN HOARD inventory barcode numbers .......... THIS IS ALSO THE COA ..... Every item out of this shipwreck was given a inventory number (bar-code stickers) by archeologists IN 1999 WHEN THEY SALVAGED THESE CERAMICS OUT OF THE SHIPWRECK FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE DRAGON SEA (SOUTH CHINA SEA OF THE COAST OF VIETNAM. JARLET SHAPED AS A POMEGRANATE BODY DECORATED WITH BIRDS , BEE, BUTTERFLIES AND TREES and or BAMBOOThe exterior sides painted in cobalt blue THE LAST 2 PHOTOS ARE OUT OF THE BUTTERFIELD'S AUCTION CATALOG from 11-13-2000 held in San Francisco & Los Angeles CONDITION : These have been in seawater for over 500 years Chips, marine encrustation, minor staining and degrading of glaze. This one has NO big chips or cracks Has tiny chips (rims) Glaze is still EXTREMELY shiny Has NO crazing HAS almost NO staining HAS no encrustations COBALT BLUE is a still EXTREMELY BRIGHT Has NO oxidized spots Cobalt blue pigment and salt turned into sparkling silver/gold colored spots ONE OF THE NICEST ONES I HAVE SEEN Provenance: OFFICIAL MARINE EXCAVATION & Butterfields auction COA inventory number 27787 These have been tested and are LEAD FREE THESE ARE MY OTHER SHIPWRECK POTTERY LISTINGS I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING 15th century MAKEUP BOX decorated HOI AN shipwreck reco... Enlarge $47.47 HOI AN ming LOTUS flower COVERED BOX blue white SHIPWR... Enlarge $55.55 HOI AN HOARD medieval pottery LOTUS flower BOX jewelry ... Enlarge $64.64 HOI AN enamal CERAMIC ancient VASE bottle SHIPWRECK rec... Enlarge $42.42 HOI AN ancient MING ship wreck blue OCTAGON COVERED BOX... Enlarge $135.35 HOI AN medieval INKWELL ginger jar 15th CENTURY shipwre... Enlarge $49.49 HOI AN antique old COVERED BOX blue white SOUTH CHINA S... Enlarge $80.80 HOI AN vietnamese SHIPWRECK RECOVERED mangosteen BOX 15... Enlarge $73.73 HOI AN oriental INK WELL bird POT JAR shipwreck cargo O... Enlarge $64.64 Background Information on the Auction and the Ceramics from the Butterfield's website : The Hoi An shipwreck contained a precious cargo of over 150,000Vietnamese blue and white ceramics that display a richness of form anddecoration 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 ship... read more

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