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Hoi An - 15th Century - Nice Blue White Cylindrical Box, w/ Medal Deco Top 819 For Sale


Hoi An - 15th Century - Nice Blue White Cylindrical Box, w/ Medal Deco Top  819
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Hoi An - 15th Century - Nice Blue White Cylindrical Box, w/ Medal Deco Top 819:
$29.99

Enjoy a Touch of History and Culture
Treasures from the Hoi An Hoard


1 – each -Nice Condition, SEALED SHUT - Blue White Covered Box, w/FlowerMedal Top LidDecorThe perfectly matched top/bottom, cylindrical shapebox flat top is decorated in deep toned cobalt ring, framing a view of full bloom flower ringed by double dark, nice cobalt rings, along with stylized mini lappets,all rendered against a creamy white glaze covering the remainder of the box. The box blue cobalt decoration against the creamy white glazed is with full lustering and shinning.

Kiln flaws are presence on the body of the box. Perhaps, it is due to leaning against other items in the oven, during the manufacturing process. These give the box lots of characters.

THE BOX IS SEALED SHUT, perhaps by many years under the sea. However, a client has told us of a way to open the box: using a dental floss, get into the gap between the top lid and bottom body. Then going back and forth in sawing motion. Keep going and this will eventually open the box.


Diameter: ~ 1 7/8\"Height: ~ 1 3/8\"
Excellent condition overall. Detailed, nice brush worksBox is sealed shut
Glaze is excellent, lustering.High quality piece.Please review images for details. Stand, if used is for displaying purpose, and it\'s not included.
Provenance

The offered item was from the private collection of Mr. M.HD N., and Mrs. L. M. K. residing in San Diego, California USA. A retired scientist, and a member in the medical field; both are avid travelers throughout the USA, Asia, S. America, and Europe. Their extensive collection of Asian antiques, especially of Vietnamese origin artifacts were acquisited through the years.

The offered item was collected/acquisited through out the years via various sales and/or private sales events.

Authenticity and Guarantee
This item is certified by a seal affixed on the package wrapping with the Official HOI AN HOARD Logo along with a barcode # that has been scanned & entered & kept by Saga Horizons; Butterfields; and the Vietnamese Government official records. All the items we sell are original and authentic unless clearly indicated otherwise. We take great care to accurately describe the items. Good clear photos and close-ups of all details accompany all descriptions. We clearly indicate all defects, replaced parts, non-original additions and/or later restorations to the extent we detect it. We will accept returned items and will credit the buyer for a full refund minus shipping, handling and payment charge if proved to us that we made a gross mistake in the definition, description or dating, or if the item found non-authentic and was not defined as such. After item is delivered, if it\'s not the same quality as what we described herein, please contact and inform us immediately. What was the “Hoi An” shipwreck?
These treasures of the Hoi An Hoard: Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a late 15th/early 16th Century Cargo Junk, which sank some 500 years ago off the coast of Vietnam near Cu Lao Cham, Hoi An, the closest port to Chu Dau, the center of Vietnamese ceramic production at that time. The salvage of the shipwrecked cargo was commissioned by the Vietnamese government and was jointly conducted from 1997 to 1999 by Saga Horizons (SAGA), a Malaysian salvage company, state-owned Vietnam Salvage (VISAL) and Oxford MARE, the Marine Archaeology Research Division of Oxford University, England.

The offered item was recovered from this famous “HoiAn” shipwreck cargo, and was obtained through one of Butterfields saleeers sale events, and/or through private sales.
The Era
During the 15th century, the Ming dynasty in China had decreed a ban on maritime exports to the Southeast Asian and other countries, and imposed bans on its own ceramics industry. The markets experienced a sudden shortage of ceramics and porcelain. Domestic demand and especially export opportunities gave Viet Nam the incentives to foster ceramics and porcelain production with unprecedented speed. Vietnam archaeology had shown that over the 15th and 16th centuries, during the Le/Mac dynasties of Dai Viet (Great Viet) - a number of ceramics production centers developed in the region stretching from Hanoi to Hai Duong province. This was the time when the Vietnamese ceramics production and export reached their peak both in terms of the number and of the beauty of the ceramic wares. The Ship
The “HoiAn” was a massive junk that sailed from the coastal town of Van Don, or possibly Pho Hien province on the Gulf of Tonkin, heading southward in the 15th century. The ship was heavily loaded with Vietnamese porcelain and with her crew. She never made her final landfall. While off central Vietnam, not far from Hoi An, north of Cu Lao Cham archipelago, she sank. 500+ years later, the wreck was found and the precious cargo of porcelain and ceramics was recovered. The sunken treasure was to this day the largest ever found and contained variety of items mostly in the blue and white patterns, which have become so popular since with all collectors.This sunken treasure has lain on the seabed for over 500 years – it has an incredible history and unlike many aged antiques, is very affordable for its age and uniqueness and can only grow in value over time. The Cargo
The Hoi An pottery was made at Chu Dau, a hamlet in the Red River Delta, northwest of the city of Hai Duong in northern Viet Nam. Kiln wastes were excavated and confirmed to be identical to those of the shipwreck. Other excavations were conducted in and around the village of Chu Dau had recovered numerous pieces of identical forms, fabrics and design motifs.Comparison of the Hoi An cargo wares with the documented examples now preserved in the Hai Duong Provincial Museum, makes clear that the cargo was sourced from the kilns of Chu Dau Village. This region, which lies in the vast expanses of Viet Nam Red River delta, was the principal ceramic production center for Vietnam’s ceramic export industry in the 15th and 16th centuries.The Hoi An cargo provides unequivocal evidence for the contemporaneous production of these high-fires glazed ceramics wares designed to successfully compete in the 15th and 16th century marketplace. Reference
We recommend collectors of Vietnamese antiques ceramics to add these following books to your library: 1. Treasures from the Hoi An Hoard – sale Catalogs, Butterfields - 20002. Chinese and Vietnamese Blue and White Wares Found in the Philippines, Gotuaco, Larry & Tan, Rita C. & Diem, Allison I. – 19973. Gôm Chu Dâu, Chu Dau Ceramics, Tang Ba Hoanh - Hanoi, 19994. Gôm Hoa Lam Viêtnam, Vietnamese Blue and White Ceramics, Bui Minh Tri & Nguyen-Long, Kerry - Hanoi, 20015. Vietnamese Ceramics – A Separate Tradition, John Stevenson & John Guy - Art Media Resources – 19976. Hidden Treasures: 2000 Years of Vietnamese Ceramics, Verborgene Schatze: 2000 Jahre Vietnamesische Keramik, Jochen Note
Special characteristics and rarity have created a higher demand for authentic VietNam antique ceramics, from an open market to several online shops or sale, the actual market value of the item is way higher than our offer herein. (Please do your own research before offerding). Shipping and Handling
We ship around the world by US Postal Service. If you need your item immediately, express mail can be arranged at cost. Packing and shipping charge for this item will be6.80$in USA, international shipping and packaging will be at actual cost. Payment
We prefer Paypal.Please contact us after sale is over for payment instruction if you want to pay by other method.offer with confidence - We’d like for you to be very happy with your purchase
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Circa: Late 15th Century Dynasty: Viet Nam Le/Mac Dynasty (1428-1524) Locality: Chu Dau, Hai Duong, Vietnam.Dimension and Condition
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