Bowl - Porcelain - The Nanking Cargo
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Chinese export porcelain bowl in Kangxi style (1662–1722), titled The Nanking Cargo, decorated in underglaze blue with iron-red and black enamel, diameter 14.8 cm and height 6.3 cm, from China, in good condition with minimal signs of wear.
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Chinese export porcelain bowl – “The Nanking Cargo” – Qianlong period (c. 1750) – with Christie’s auction label
Elegant Chinese export porcelain bowl from the famous “Nanking Cargo,” the VOC ship Geldermalsen that sank in 1752 in the South China Sea and was salvaged in the 1980s by Michael Hatcher. The cargo was auctioned in 1986 by Christie’s Amsterdam and is regarded as one of the best-known shipwrecks of Chinese export porcelain.
The bowl is finely painted in underglaze blue with iron-red and black enamel, featuring a refined river-and-rock landscape with pine tree in a minimalist, poetic composition. The inner rim is decorated with a geometric band. On the bottom is the original Christie’s “Nanking Cargo” auction label, lot number 3183.
Details
Origin: China
Period: Qianlong period (1736–1795), circa 1750
Provenance: The Nanking Cargo, Christie’s Amsterdam, 1986
Material: porcelain
Decoration: underglaze blue with enamel colors
Height: 6.3 cm
Diameter: 14.8 cm
Condition: good, only minor wear/scratches, some very small rim frits, otherwise in very good condition.
An authentic and historically interesting piece of Chinese export porcelain with documented provenance from the legendary Nanking Cargo auction.
Literature / reference
Michael Hatcher & Colin Sheaf, The Nanking Cargo, Christie’s Amsterdam, 1987.
Comparable pieces from the same cargo: Christie’s Amsterdam, “The Nanking Cargo” auction, 1986.
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Chinese export porcelain bowl – “The Nanking Cargo” – Qianlong period (c. 1750) – with Christie’s auction label
Elegant Chinese export porcelain bowl from the famous “Nanking Cargo,” the VOC ship Geldermalsen that sank in 1752 in the South China Sea and was salvaged in the 1980s by Michael Hatcher. The cargo was auctioned in 1986 by Christie’s Amsterdam and is regarded as one of the best-known shipwrecks of Chinese export porcelain.
The bowl is finely painted in underglaze blue with iron-red and black enamel, featuring a refined river-and-rock landscape with pine tree in a minimalist, poetic composition. The inner rim is decorated with a geometric band. On the bottom is the original Christie’s “Nanking Cargo” auction label, lot number 3183.
Details
Origin: China
Period: Qianlong period (1736–1795), circa 1750
Provenance: The Nanking Cargo, Christie’s Amsterdam, 1986
Material: porcelain
Decoration: underglaze blue with enamel colors
Height: 6.3 cm
Diameter: 14.8 cm
Condition: good, only minor wear/scratches, some very small rim frits, otherwise in very good condition.
An authentic and historically interesting piece of Chinese export porcelain with documented provenance from the legendary Nanking Cargo auction.
Literature / reference
Michael Hatcher & Colin Sheaf, The Nanking Cargo, Christie’s Amsterdam, 1987.
Comparable pieces from the same cargo: Christie’s Amsterdam, “The Nanking Cargo” auction, 1986.
Free shipping:
International shipping with Track & Trace.
Very safely packaged, please do not worry!
Details
Era
1400-1900
Title additional information
The Nanking Cargo
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
China
Material
Porcelain
Dynastic style/period
Kangxi (1662-1722)
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
6.3 cm
Width
14.8 cm
Depth
14.8 cm
Decor
Blue and white
Estimated period
1700-1750
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