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A MELON-FORM ‘GOURD-VINE’ JAR, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, FROM THE HATCHER CARGO
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09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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A MELON-FORM ‘GOURD-VINE’ JAR, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, FROM THE HATCHER CARGO
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

China, c. 1643-1645. The lobed body of ovoid form rising to a high rounded shoulder with a tall lobed rim, the exterior boldly painted in deep cobalt blue tones with scrolling vines issuing gourds and foliage, framed above and below by bands of overlapping petals, the neck encircled by a key-fret band, all above a double-line border.

Provenance: Michael Hatcher, recovered from the ‘Hatcher wreck’ in 1983. The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France, acquired from the above, probably at Christie’s Amsterdam, 14 March 1984. The base with a label, ‘Recovered from an Asian vessel sunk in the South China Sea’. Michael Hatcher (b. 1940) is a British explorer and marine salvor who specialized in salvage work in the South China Sea. In 1981, he was involved in investigating the wreck of the Dutch submarine K XVII. He is especially known for his recovery of large quantities of Chinese porcelain from the VOC ship Geldermalsen (known as the ‘Nanking cargo’) which was sold at Christie's in Amsterdam in 1986. Previously, he had discovered another ship in the South China Sea, which became known as the ‘Hatcher cargo’. A part of the cargo salvaged in this wreck was sold at Christie’s Amsterdam in March 1984.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and manufacturing irregularities including firing cracks to the interior. Light surface scratches. The exterior with surface alteration consistent with objects from maritime salvage.

Weight: 502 g
Dimensions: Height 12.1 cm

The present jar was recovered among some 25,000 vessels found on the wreck of an unidentified Asian ship in the South China Sea. This ship is known as the 'Hatcher cargo’ after Captain Michael Hatcher who discovered her in 1983. There is no written record testifying to the exact year of her sinking but the covers of two oviform jars inscribed in underglaze blue with a cyclical date corresponding to 1643 make fairly precise dating of the wreck possible. The cargo primarily consisted of two types of blue-and-white porcelain made at Jingdezhen at the end of the Ming dynasty – late variations of 'kraak' ware and examples of a 'transitional' style characterized by landscape motifs and naturalistic plants and birds. The ship may have been on its way to Indonesia, carrying also spices, silk and other commodities for sale to the Dutch whose East India Company had offices in Batavia (modern Jakarta). Chinese junks sailing to Batavia or Bantam varied in size from 200 to 800 tons. The journey out was made over three weeks during December and January and the return trip took place in June and July.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related lobed jar with vines, dated circa 1600-1640, 14 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1947,0712.209, illustrated by Jessica Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, 2001, 11:37, where the author notes that “[a] slightly smaller jar, one of three of this shape with similar decoration, was recovered from the Hatcher ship wreck, dating to about 1643”.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 18 March 2015, lot 607
Price: GBP 2,375 or approx. EUR 4,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese blue and white melon jar, 16th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and motifs. Note the size (14 cm).

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