Nanking Shipwreck Cargo Large'Scholar On Bridge' Bowl

  
Nanking Shipwreck Cargo Large'Scholar On Bridge' Bowl. A Nanking Cargo bowl decorated in the'Scholar on Bridge' pattern featuring a scholar crossing a bridge between two rocky islets with a pavillion beside pine and other trees. Measures 9cm tall and 18.5cm in diameter (three sizes of this bowl were salvaged - this is one of the large sized bowls). There are a few tiny patches of missed glaze near the outer rim, two faint hairlines and a small rim frit. Otherwise in very good condition with typical small firing flaws.

Please see all photos for confirmation of condition. On Monday January 3, 1752, the. Struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. For final transportation to the Netherlands. Struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea on January 3, 1752.

Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold. Two hundred and thirty five years later.