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Chinese blue-on-white porcelain kraak bowl medallion, bird-on-rock motif, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Chinese blue-on-white porcelain kraak bowl medallion, bird-on-rock motif, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period
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Chinese blue-on-white porcelain kraak bowl medallion, bird-on-rock motif, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period, from the "Wanli Wreck" (ca. 1625). 150 grams, 5" diameter. From a Portuguese shipwreck off the coast of Malaysia dubbed the "Wanli Wreck" for the king who ruled at the time the pottery aboard was made comes this attractive cut-down ten-sided lid from a larger dish whose edges were damaged (typical for this wreck). Lovely, vivid scene of flowers and bird perched on a tree. Purchased by the consignor direct from the salvager, Sten Sjostrand. From the "Wanli Wreck" (ca. 1625), with certificate and printed information, sticker #32.