SET Ca 1725 Chinese Dehua Statues of Seated boys Ca Mau Shipwreck Antique
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Condition Report: Overall Condition; See description.
Say Hello to these nice small seating boys. They are dated 1725 Yonzheng period.
These boys were found in the the Ca Mau shipwreck. They are wearing a blue-glazed short child’s apron knotted around the waist, hair drawn into one or two topknots.
Not all Dehua figurines come out same white after firing, different position inside dragon kiln, different height, different day sunny or rain, winter or summer, Potters find different white pieces after cooling down from firing.
These seated boys are quite rare, there were only 178 sold by Sotheby’s and quite a few were damaged, most charming little people.
Condition report; boy 1 with a chip to one of the hands (missing fingers) Boy 2 with a chip to one of the hands (missing fingers) and a frit to the other hand. Height approx. 8cm
The 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 led by the Curator of The National Museum of Vietnamese culture. 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.
Here is an opportunity to own a piece of history with a fascinating story.
Pictures in natural light have been added.
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