Teapot With Lotus Decoration From The Ca Mau Shipwreck (c. 1725) #2

Another example of a small octagonal teapot made of white porcelain, painted with a stylized floral motif in cobalt blue underglaze.
The flowers depicted are lotus blossoms, a neutral motif likely to please the clientele of the time (both Christian and Muslim). It appears that the cargo of this Ca Mau wreck was destined for the port of Batavia, (now Jakarta), from where the porcelain pieces were re-exported, either to Dar-es-Salam or Egypt by Indian and Arab dhow ships, or to Europe by the Dutch VOC vessels.
It is in perfect condition, with no chips or cracks, and features the lustrous satin sheen characteristic of pieces that have spent a long time underwater. The interior and base have been deliberately left uncleaned to attest to its underwater origin and still show oyster shells adhering to them...
The only two examples offered for sale at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam were particularly damaged (lot no. 981).
Largest dimension: 165 mm, weight: 250 g.

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Ref.: (last four photos)
Ng Dinh Chien, 2002 “The Ca Mau Shipwreck – 1723–1735”, fig. 155, p. 151.
Sotheby’s, 1997: “Made in Imperial China”, lot 981.

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