Description
Group of three Chinese ceramic vessels salvaged from a shipwreck in the South China Sea, late Ming-early Qing dynasty, ca. 1643. Including one celadon-glazed bud vase, one rounded earthenware paste box decorated with molded symbols and foliate motifs, and one earthenware box with a rounded metal insert, possibly once a mirror. The paste box with an Axel Vervoordt collection label.
Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 30 September 1985; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Height ranges from 1 1/4 in to 2 1/2 in; diameter ranges from 2 1/2 in to 3 in.
Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 30 September 1985; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Height ranges from 1 1/4 in to 2 1/2 in; diameter ranges from 2 1/2 in to 3 in.
Condition
To the celadon vase, there is aqautic organic material affixed along the mouth, body, footrim, and interior of the vase. There is wear commensurate with age, including cracks, primarily along the mouth and shoulder of the vase, and small chips, particularly along the footrim. There are signs of restoration to large shell affixed along the shoulder and body of the vase; the upper portion of the shell and a small surrounding area of the vase fluoresce under UV light. To each of the ceramic bowls, there are no cracks or signs of repair. There are fleabite to small-sized chips, primarily along the rims. Small losses to the glaze along the undersides. Light dust gathered along recessed areas. Light wear to the footrims.
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3 Pcs Chinese Hatcher Cargo Shipwreck Ceramics
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Collection: Arts of Asia
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