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Lot 361
Description:
Annamese blue-and-white ewer, Hoi An Cargo circa 1450
urn-form body with shaped handle and spout decorated with blue-and-white on white ground.
H8"
Provenance : From the 1999 recovered shipwrecked vessel discovered in 1997. Salvaged from the South China Sea, near the port of Hoi An in the typhoon area known as the "Dragon Sea". The Hai Doung kilns at Red River Delta were the center for early potteries renown for its high quality export ceramics.
Exhibitions: Bearing SAGA/VISAL Hoi An Hoard label, No. 6699.
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Condition:
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Broken spout and two chips to rim of top opening. Handle and neck have stress crazing. Surface contains stains and marine residue. Glazed decoration worn from exposure.
Accepted Forms of Payment:
June 14, 2008 10:00 AM EDT
Columbia, SC, US
Charlton Hall
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