HOI AN Shipwreck - 15th Century - Polychrome High Foot Bowl - Museum Quality

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Enjoy a Touch of History and CultureTreasures from the Hoi An Hoard1 - each - Museum Quality - Perfect Condition Large, High Foot Polychrome Enamel Decorated BowlYou're bidding for 1 rare, museum quality and certified-authentic Vietnam antique artifacts.The bowl is painted in red and green enamel against a creamy ground with a diaper band, and with cobalt underglaze double rings on the inner edge of the everted, flared rim.A floral decoration with flowers, and leaf sprays framed by a firing iron red ring, and a cobalt blue ring on the floor of the inner bowl well. The reversed body is encircled by a band of alternating iron red flower headswith spiral petals and leaf sprigs over a register of jeweled lappets above a tall foot with brown wash applied to its recessed base.The Vietnamese antique ceramics are from the late 15th century, of Le/Mac Dynasty period (1428-1524). This is an opportunity to collect a more than 500 year-old, authentic antique treasure for keep.Circa: Late 15th CenturyDynasty: Viet Nam Le Dynasty (1428-1524)Locality: Chu Dau, Hai Duong, Vietnam.Dimension and ConditionDiameter: ~ 5 3/4" (14.75cm)Height: ~ 3 5/8" (9.25cm)Foot Diameter: ~3 1/8" (8cm)Foot Height: ~3/4" (2cm)No chip, no crackGlaze is excellent, enamel retain approximately 90% to 95% of colorsQuality piece, rareExcellent conditionPlease review images for details. Stand, if used is for displaying purpose, and it's not included.ProvenanceThe offered item was from the private collection of Mr. M.H.D. N., and Mrs. L. M. K. residing in San Diego, California USA. A retired scientist, and a member in the medical field; both are avid travelers throughout the USA, Asia, S. America, and Europe. Their extensive collection ofAsian antiques, especially of Vietnamese origin artifacts were acquisited through the years.The offered item was collected/acquisited through out the years via various auctions and/or private sales events.Authenticity and GuaranteeThis item is certified by a seal affixed on the package wrapping with the Official HOI AN HOARD Logo along with a barcode # that has been scanned & entered & kept by Saga Horizons; Butterfields; and the Vietnamese Government official records.All the items we sell are original and authentic unless clearly indicated otherwise. We take great care to accurately describe the items. Good clear photos and close-ups of all details accompany all descriptions. We clearly indicate all defects, replaced parts, non-original additions and/or later restorations to the extent we detect it.We will accept returned items and will credit the buyer for a full refund minus shipping, handling and payment charge if proved to us that we made a gross mistake in the definition, description or dating, or if the item found non-authentic and was not defined as such. After item is delivered, if it's not the same quality as what we described herein, please contact and inform us immediately.What was the "Hoi An" shipwreck?These treasures of the Hoi An Hoard: Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a late 15th/early 16th Century Cargo Junk, which sank some 500 years ago off the coast of Vietnam near Cu Lao Cham, Hoi An, the closest port to Chu Dau, the center of Vietnamese ceramic production at that time. The salvage of the shipwrecked cargo was commissioned by the Vietnamese government and was jointly conducted from 1997 to 1999 by Saga Horizons (SAGA), a Malaysian salvage company, state-owned Vietnam Salvage (VISAL) and Oxford MARE, the Marine Archaeology Research Division of Oxford University, England.The offered item was recovered from this famous "HoiAn" shipwreck cargo, and was obtained through one of Butterfields Auctioneers auction events.The EraDuring the 15th century, the Ming dynasty in China had decreed a ban on maritime exports to the Southeast Asian and other countries, and imposed bans on its own ceramics industry. The markets experienced a sudden shortage of ceramics and porcelain. Domestic demand a... read more

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