Selection of Hoi An Blue and White Serving Dishes

Object Description

A fine selection of Hoi An porcelain serving dishes, each displaying a composite flower medallion painted in dark blue pigment to the centre. Overlapping lotus petals decorate the reverse of the dishes and surround the brown-washed bases.

Date: Late 15th century – early 16th century

Note: The price of £230 is for an individual object only.

Object History

From the Hoi An shipwreck, sank in the late 15th-early 16th century AD (approximately 1490). Recovered in the early 1990’s.

Object Condition

Fine condition. Dulling of glazed surfaces due to seawater exposure.

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