Hoi An Shipwreck small box, flowering grass, circa 1480
$175.00 AUD
Underglaze blue decorated box of small size, decorated with a flowering grass plant. Hoi Aan shipwreck, Vietnam later 15th Century.
| Condition | small chip beneath lid & associated crack |
|---|---|
| Size | 4.5cm wide, 3.2cm high |
| References | This wreck was discovered by fishermen in the late 1990’s, offshore from the Vietnamese town of Hoi An. The wares were made at of Chu Dau, near Hanoi, where a kiln site of the period matched the wares exactly. The ship was believed to have been wrecked in the 1480’s, and was on its way to South-East Asian markets. The recovered goods were surveyed by the Oxford University Archaeological unit, and sold in the US in 2001. |
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