Chinese Shipwreck Ceramics
Shipwreck chinese trade ceramics.
Chinese shipwreck ceramics. Vung tau shipwreck cargo teabowl or wine cup with horse design. Zhangzhou swatow wares from nan ao 1 shipwreck 南澳一号. Shipwreck ceramics and the ancient china trade. A study of chinese ceramics from the cirebon wreck.
The ship completed the outward journey but sank on the return journey approximately 1 mile 1 6 km off the coast of belitung island indonesia it is unclear why the ship was so far from its expected route back from china. Shipwreck ceramics became the must have for ceramic collectors. 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. The belitung shipwreck also called the tang shipwreck or batu hitam shipwreck is the wreck of an arabian dhow which sank en route from africa to china around 830 ce.
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. A fabulous hoard of chinese antiquities salvaged from shipwrecks in the south china sea is causing a terrific stir among collecting and museum circles. Not only were fewer pieces available. Nanking chinese shipwreck porcelain cargo willow terrace soup plate c1750.
Lena shoal shipwreck new 10 apr 2020 zhangzhou blue and white in san isidro wreck new 28 mar 2020 study of chinese ceramics in the tang belitung wreck. Antique chinese porcelain ming dynasty pottery and shipwrecks is our passion. Ca mau shipwreck panel trellis saucer tea bowl c1725 6064 26893. Blue chrysanthemum chinese shipwreck porcelain tea bowl and saucer c1660.
Chinese coins were in circulation for many years and looking at the ceramics they certainly appear to be later. Vietnam binh chau tang wreck. 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. The ships held export cargoes of ceramic.
Introduction to chinese porcelain. Blue chrysanthemum shipwreck chinese porcelain tea bowl and saucer kangxi c1660. Chinese shipwreck porcelain blue and white box and cover private collection 1660.