Large Decorative Medieval Shipwreck Salvaged Hoi An Hoard Flower Plate - 1450 AD

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Large Decorative Medieval Shipwreck Salvaged Hoi An Hoard Flower Plate - 1450 AD:
$115.00

A beautiful, large Medieval Ming dynasty era plate, officially recorded and salvaged from the famous 15th Century Hoi An hoard shipwreck.

The sale price is for one plate, selected at random from those shown. All examples are in excellent condition, with no chips or hairlines and with original Vietnamese authorities stickers.

This Ming Dynasty artifact, somewhere between a plate and bowl in form, was likely used for serving and represents one of the most desirable ceramic types known from the Hoi An wreck. Of Vietnamese stoneware, the large, heavy plate is beautifully and confidently painted in blue on white under a thin glaze. The sloping surface, or cavetto, is decorated with interspersed flower heads and double-leaf sprays. The exterior surface is decorated with upright lappets (decorative folds), containing swirled pendants. The base of the vessel is left unglazed and adorned with cafe au lait slip.

This rare piece has a wonderful, romantic provenance. It was excavated from the important Hoi-An shipwreck. The Hoi-An was a huge, overloaded trading ship that sank in the mid 15th Century, probably due to a catastrophic typhoon. The ship was carrying a substantial cargo of High Quality Vietnamese Ming export porcelain. We know that the Hoi An wares were produced in Kilns near modern-day Hanoi and were probably bound for the European Market before the ship was cruelly destroyed and sunk 250 feet into the cold waters of the South China Sea. The fascinating story of the Hoi-An and its recovery has been made into a best-selling novel by Frank Pope, entitled Dragon Sea: A True Tale of Treasure, Archeology, and Greed Off the Coast of Vietnam.

In contrast to many unprovenanced Hoi An pieces on the market, this ceramic has been officially recorded by the Vietnamese authorities (VISAL), whose sticker is affixed to the artifact. The recent ratification of the UNESCO convention by South East Asian countries will effectively put a halt to all future shipwreck salvage operations.

Diameter: 9 1/4 inches
Height: Condition: Excellent. Intact, unrestored and in pristine condition. Preserved untouched at the South China Seabed for over 185 years. Some examples with areas of beautiful marine encrustations. Provenance: Ex. Hoi An hoard shipwreck.

Location of the wreck

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