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Ming Style Wine Cup from South China Sea Wreck
Ming Style Wine Cup from South China Sea Wreck
Ming Style Wine Cup from South China Sea Wreck
Ming Style Wine Cup from South China Sea Wreck

Ming Style Wine Cup from South China Sea Wreck

$ 63.35

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: No chips, cracks, dings. Some firing marks.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type: Glass & Cup
  • Region of Origin: Asia
  • Age: Pre-1800
  • Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
  • Color: Blue, grey
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

    Description

    A nice pale grey blue and dark blue wine cup, decorated on the exterior with twisted vines and flowers, the interior decorated with clouds and landscapes. Measures 86 mm in diameter and 41mm high.  There is some pitting and small amounts of frit on the base and interior, exterior. This was purchased in an auction from a South China Seas wreck.  In the Ming style, but probably Annamese.  Annam is a region and former kingdom of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. It was ruled by China from 111 bc until ad 939 and came under French control in the 19th century.