Vietnamese Shipwreck Ceramics

Turner auctions appraisals is excited to present an online sale on february 12 from the renowned hoi an hoard historic treasures of 15th and 16th century vietnamese ceramics that were recovered from a trading ship that sank over 500 years ago in a typhoon in the dragon sea.

Vietnamese shipwreck ceramics.

It displayed a richness of form and decoration previously unknown to ceramics experts on vietnamese wares. Inside more than 150 000 objects were found. The hoi an shipwreck is a very important record of the types of vietnamese blue and white enamelled wares found during the 2nd half of 15th century. The wreck was found after smugglers were caught in the vietnamese airport with suitcases full of ceramics in the 1990s.

Much of vietnamese pottery and ceramics after the chinese domination era was largely influenced by chinese ceramics but has. The government tracked down the wreck and formed an alliance with an. The shipwreck was in fact located in the middle of a typhoon zone known as the dragon sea. Hoi an hoard shipwreck vietnamese lidded cosmetic or spice box 15th century.

Sunday february 12 at 11 30 am pdt. Ceramics from the hoi an hoard are considered to be known as the most precious and complete representation of vietnamese artisanship in glazed ceramics. Not only were fewer pieces available. Shipwreck ceramics became the must have for ceramic collectors.

In 1997 following the arrest in vietnam of two japanese dealers attempting to illegally export antique ceramics a license was granted by the vietnamese government to a commercial salvage company to excavate the hoi an cu lao cham shipwreck. The provenance of the pieces was known to be the kilns of the red river delta such as chu dau because excavations in the region had been ongoing since their discovery in 1983 the only pieces remaining at the kiln sites were faults pieces. Hoi an hoard shipwreck antique 16th century covered box spice jar 11. The v a has a significant collection of ceramics retrieved from shipwrecks including some from three known ships which sank in the south china sea between 1400 and 1725.

Vietnamese ceramics refers to ceramic art and pottery as a form of vietnamese art and industry. Vietnamese pottery and ceramics has a long history spanning back to thousands of years ago including long before chinese domination as archeological evidence supports. They illustrate the trading of thai vietnamese and chinese wares to the philippines indonesia and in the case of the ca mau wreck europe too. The subsequent auction of finds from the wreck was largely unsuccessful.

A rare chinese porcelain dish from the vung tau cargo kangxi c 1690 1700 the sale of the vung tau cargo was subsequently launched by christie s on the back of the success of the nanking cargo but this time there were differences.