A Chinese blue and white tazza from the Vung Tao cargo, circa 1690
The shallow bowl set on a knopped stem above a domed foot, decorated with auspicious flowers and foliage, the bowl interior with a stylised chrysanthemum medallion.
14cm high (repaired)

Christie's, Vung Tao Cargo, Amsterdam, 7 April 1992, lot 22
Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 5 November 2007, lot 269
Purchased by the present vendor from Roger Bradbury, Norwich

Condition Report

Repair/restoration to the bowl rim where an 8cm section has been broken and re-glued. Further repair to a section of the foot rim. Very minor fretting to the rim. Seabed glaze erosion throughout.

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