A Chinese export blue and white porcelain jar and cover from the Vung Tau shipwreck, c. 1690

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A Chinese export blue and white porcelain jar and cover from the Vung Tau shipwreck, c. 1690
height: 14cm; diameter: 7cm

Notes

Decorated in underglaze blue with a glossy glaze surface. According to the owner, the small crack to the lip occurred during the original kiln firing and is not a later break. Part of the documented Vung Tau shipwreck cargo.

The Vung Tau cargo was recovered in 1992 from a shipwreck discovered off the coast of southern Vietnam. The vessel is believed to have sunk around 1690 while transporting a cargo of Chinese export porcelain from the Kangxi period. The ceramics reflect the extensive maritime trade networks of the late 17th century and were later dispersed through international auctions following their recovery.

Provenance

Recovered from the wreck of the Vung Tau.

Lot 328, Vung Tau Cargo, Christies Amsterdam, April 1992.

Private Collection.

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