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Binh Thuan Shipwreck
The Binh Thuan shipwreck
was first discovered in 2001 by fishermen while trying to unravel a trawl
net caught in the wreckage. It lies 41 meters (135 feet) below the surface
about 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the coast of Binh Thuan
province.
Nearly 20,000 pieces of early 17th century blue and
white ceramics from Zhangzhou were recovered during the salvage operations
started in 2001. Zhangzhou, located in the Fujian Province, produced
ceramics commonly termed Swatow wares mainly for export to Southeast Asia
and Japan. It is speculated that the ship, probably a Chinese junk "I
Sin Ho", carrying the Binh Thuan cargo was likely to have been headed
towards the Malay Peninsula (Singapore, the Riau Islands) or Java. It sank
near the Southern coast of Vietnam during the first decade of the 17th
century.
The bulk of the pieces salvaged were auctioned by
Christies in Mar 2004.
Items
Available for Sale
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Item
No: b1
Late
Ming Swatow blue and white double phoenix plate
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for Details
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Dia:
26.5 cm.
Sale Price: Sold
Good condition |
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Item
No: b2
Late
Ming Swatow blue and white bowl with duck and lotus
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Dia:
19.5 cm.
Sale Price: Sold
Good condition
with some glaze degradation
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Item
No: b3
Late
Ming Swatow blue and white bowl with duck and lotus
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for Details |
Dia:
19.5 cm.
Estimated value:
Sold
Good condition
with minor glaze degradation |
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Item
No: b4
Late
Ming Swatow blue and white bowl with lion motif
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Dia:
19.5 cm.
Sale Price: Sold
Good condition
with some glaze degradation |
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Item
No: b5
Late
Ming Swatow blue and white bowl with lion motif
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for Details
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Dia:
19.5 cm.
Estimated value:
Sold
Good condition
with some glaze degradation
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Item
No: b6
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Ming Swatow blue and white double phoenix plate
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for Details
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Dia:
26.5 cm.
Estimated value:
Sold
Good condition
with good glaze but with minor manufacturing defect as highlighted |
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