Object Description
A very fine, porcelain cup and saucer set from the Chinese Ca Mau shipwreck. The two items are richly decorated in blue and white. Both the cup and the saucer feature a central medallion depicting a peacock standing on pierced rocks above a flowering garden. The rim of the saucer and exterior of the tea bowl are decorated with a sequence of smaller panels, some depicting figures in waterside landscapes, and others – flowering plants. The reverse of the plate is decorated with two linear patterns, perhaps simple foliage, framing a simple ring base. There is some encrustation to the reverse, typical of shipwreck pottery.
Date: Early 18th Century AD