Ca Mau Cargo \'Scholar on a Bridge\' Saucer Dish c1725
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Ca Mau Cargo \'Scholar on a Bridge\' Saucer Dish c1725:
$155.42
Ca Mau Shipwreck Cargo \'Scholar on a Bridge\' Saucer Dish c1725Painted with an all over pattern of a scholar crossing a bridge between two islands in an extensive mountainous
landscape. The reverse covered with a Cafe Au Lait (Batavian) glaze. Remains of sea life covering both front
and back of this saucer dish.Condition: Good clouring, no chips, cracks or hairlinesCa Mau Shipwreck Cargo Story c1725The wreck was discovered by fisherman working off the Ca Mau peninsular when their nets snagged on it. When
they realised the porcelain was saleable they began dredging up as much as possible. Once the Vietnamese Ministry
of Culture and Information realised what was happening they moved in quickly to secure the wreck site.The excavation was lead by the Curator of The National Museum of Vietnamese culture. As you can see by the
underside of the piece, not only does it have the Sotheby’s sale sticker but the reference numbers of the
Vietnamese conservators. In all, 130,000 pieces were recovered and 76,000 of the finer condition pieces were
selected to be sold by Sotheby’s.The ship was a Chinese ocean going junk, almost certainly en route from Canton (now Kuangzhou) to the Dutch
trading port of Batavia (now Jakarta). Disaster struck off the Ca Mau peninsular, there was a fire on board so
severe that some of the porcelain was fused together. There were a few wine cups recovered bearing the mark of the Emperor Yangzheng who reigned from 1723 to
1735. By this time tea and coffee was the rage throughout Europe and the principal traders were the East India
Company and the VOC of Amsterdam.With the demand for tea came demand for porcelain by which to drink
it and so most of what they imported in these year was tea wares.All these shipwrecks like the Ca Mau are regarded as time capsules packed with information allowing maritime
historians and archaeologists an insight into the life and trade of the time.Here is an opportunity to own a piece of history with a fascinating story.
Ca Mau Cargo \'Scholar on a Bridge\' Saucer Dish c1725:
$155.42