P3296
Large Chinese Export Ming Swatow Ware Porcelain Celadon Phoenix Plate
$1,750.00
DETAILS
An antique Chinese export Swatow ware or Zhangzhou blue and celadon glaze pottery bowl with a phoenix image. With typical coarse sand adhering to the bottom. Swatow wares were exported to Europe, the Near East, and Southeast Asia. They were part of the ceramics that were found in the cargo of the Witte Leeuw, a Dutch ship that sank in 1613 near St. Helena.
MARKS
Unmarked
PERIOD
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
DATE
16th/17th century
DIMENSIONS
Width 14.5 Depth 14.5 Height 2 inches
CONDITION
Note: hairline cracks and chips.
