Chinese porcelain from The Binh Thuan Shipwreck
"Binh Thuan shipwreck" Chinese porcelain, Ming Dynasty [Wanli Period]. Shipwrecked off the coast of Vietnam in 1608. The "Swatow" porcelain cargo from Zhanghou in southern China was en route to Johore on the Malay peninsular when it sank after hitting a nearby reef off the coast of the Binh Thuan Province, where it lay for almost 400 years. Shipwrecked in 1608, discovered in 2001, excavation in 2002, Auctioned at Christie's in Melbourne in 2004. This bowl has a small piece of glazing off the to