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CA MAU
CARGO SHIPWRECK
PORCELAIN TEA BOWL & SAUCER

Description:
  • Date: C. 1725
  • Information: A fine blue and white porcelain tea bowl with a Batavian brown underside; depicting a rich blue and white central floral motif with a narrow hatched border to inner rim. The procelain saucer depicts two large butterflies which are separated by flowering peony and chrysanthemum plants; within a narrow hatched border.
  • Condition: Small chip to rim of the saucer with good strong colours and in good condition
  • Provenance: The Ca Mau shipwreck was discovered in 1998 by two Vietnamese fisherman in the South China sea in the area of Ca Mau. The junk had set sail for a 90 mile journey south of Canton (now known as Guangzhou) to Batavia (now Jakarta); when a fire broke out in the kitchen causing the ship to sink. After 280 years the junk was discovered; although it took two years to fully recover all the cargo due to bad weather conditions. The cargo consisted of a total of 76;000 pieces including tea bowls; saucers; and dishes; some of which had a brown finish; although the majority of the porcelain was blue and white. All the Chinese Imperial porcelain was produced in the kilns of Jingdezhen. These pieces were offically recorded and auctioned at Sotheby's in Amsterdan; in January 2007
  • Size: Tea bowl: 63mm outer diam; 37mm high; Saucer: 115 mm outer diam
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