Vung Tau Chinese Shipwreck Cargo Blue and White GU Vase c1690

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Vung Tau Chinese Shipwreck Cargo Blue and White GU Vase c1690 :
$864.13

VungTau Chinese Shipwreck Cargo Blue and White GU Vase c1690 A beautiful blue and white GU shaped vase, painted with panels containing rockyriverscapes, amusing figures, mules, fishing boats etc. There are nine panelsin total, each with a different detailed scene. There were only about eighty of this pattern sold by Sotheby’s. Without a doubt one of my favourite patterns in the Vung Tau Cargo. Original Christies sale sticker to base Lot number 685
Size: 9.25cm tall The condition is good, no chips or cracks
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact. [email removed by ]The Vung Tau was discovered in 1989 by aVietnamese fisherman trawling the sea-bed for shellfish. He was a few milesaway from Con Dao Island, which lies roughly 100 nautical miles away south ofVung Tau, when his nets snagged on an obstruction. Con Dao Island was one ofthe last fresh-water refuelling stops for ships making their way to thenorth-western islands of Indonesia. Of the thousands of ships that would havestopped here, few of the many that would have been lost through monsoons,piracy or fire, have ever been discovered. The ship lay at 120 feet butvisibility was poor and diving was hampered by the seasonal monsoons so that ittook 2 years to salvage all of 28000 pieces. The ship was an Asian tradingvessel, 110 feet long and 33 feet wide and on examination of the timbers,showed that the vessel had been burned to the water line. There was little todate the wreck apart from a few coins of the reign of the Chinese EmperorKangxi (1662-1722) and a small Chinese ink stick corresponding to AD 1690. TheVung Tau was probably destined for the major trading centre in Java, the cityof Batavia (now Jakarta) which was settled by the Dutch in 1619. The porcelainin this cargo was made within a decade of 1683, which is the year historiansregard as the official re-opening of China’s major porcelain kilns, atJingdezhen after civil war disrupted the industry. Much of the cargo would havelikely been bought up by Dutch VOC supercargoes, preparing mixed consignmentsfor the homeward run to Amsterdam or elsewhere along the Netherlandishseaboard.