Asian Art - 21st May 2008

Lot 659

Two Chinese Swatow-type dishes

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250

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Description

Two Chinese Swatow-type dishes, painted with two phoenix beneath a flowering arch, the border with cartouches containing flowers and foliage, recovered from the Binh Thuan Shipwreck, early 17th century, the glaze degraded, 27cm. (2) Cf. J. Welsh, Zhangzhou Export Ceramics, pp.78-79 a related example.