Selection of Tek Sing Blue and White Circular Bowls

£ 75.00

A selection of Tek Sing ogee-shaped bowls decorated with blue pigment. The centre of the bowl is enriched with a hare and is framed, along the rim, with three panels of tasselled scrolls alternating with a linear bead and net design. The exterior of the vessel feature a collection of stylised characters, chrysanthemum and bamboo leaves.

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Date: Circa late 18th-early 19th century AD
Period: Qing Dynasty
Provenance: From the 1822 Tek Sing shipwreck that was discovered by Michael Hatcher in 1999.
Condition: Fine condition with occasional chips to rims and encrustation in places.
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The Tek Sing (which means “True Star” in Chinese) was a large Chinese junk, which sank on 6th February 1822 in an area of the South China Sea, known as the “Belvidere Shoals”. Undertaking its attempted journey from Amoy to Jakarta were 1600 emigrants and an enormous cargo, which included silks, spices, and 350,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain. Indeed, some of the cargo was even strapped to the ship’s hull, but its tight packing allowed it to become the largest cargo of Chinese porcelain ever to be salvaged from a wreck. The great loss of life associated with the sinking has led the Tek Sing to be referred to in modern times as the “Titanic of the East” (cf. Nagel Auctions, ‘Tek Sing Treasures’, 2000, TS 137). On May 12, 1999, Michael Hatcher discovered the wreck of the Tek Sing in an area of the South China sea, north of Java. His crew raised about 350,000 pieces of the ship’s cargo in what is described as the largest sunken cache of Chinese porcelain ever recovered.

To find out more about Tek Sing pottery, please visit our collection page: Tek Sing Shipwreck Pottery.

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