Made In Imperial China 76,000 Pieces Of Chinese Export Porcelain From The Ca Mau Shipwreck, 1725 Sotheby's 2007
$175
[275] pp.
Sotheby's Amsterdam
2007
10 1/2" x 8 1/2"
A very important and scarce catalogue showing exquisite items of Chinese ceramics recovered from their watery resting place since the early 18th century. Sold in 1208 lots, The many and lovely illustrations show the quite stunning patterns of the varied and numerous recovered items! The catalogue includes essays on the discovery of wreck, its presumed journey, the fire, the salvage, China trade in the 18th century, and the Ca Mau porcelain cargo. "Most of the cargo were Chinese ceramics from the well-known kilns of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Dehua in Fujian and Guangzhau in Guangdong province."