{"product_id":"930","title":"Chinese blue and white teacup and saucer, Nanking Cargo #1502","description":"\u003cp\u003eVery nice example from the Nanking cargo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQianlong Period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChecked with UV Light, no crack, no hairline, no restoration. Micro frittings to the rim. Glaze ware and manufacturing flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCup High: 3,6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaucer Diameter: 11,5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: stand is not included in this sale!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome information about the Nanking Cargo:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Nanking Cargo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1752\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Monday January 3, 1752, the \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDutch East India Company, (\u003cem\u003eVereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie\u003c\/em\u003e, VOC) ship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeldermalsen\u003c\/em\u003e, struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea. Of the crew 32 survived and 80 went down with the ship and her cargo of tea, raw silk, textiles, dried wares, groceries, lacquer and porcelain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cargo of Chinese porcelain was originally potted in Jingdezhen, Jiangzi province then shipped to Nanking for delivery to the VOC \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003evessel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeldermalsen \u003c\/em\u003efor final transportation to the Netherlands. The \u003cem\u003eGeldermalsen\u003c\/em\u003e struck a reef on her return journey to the Netherlands and sank in the South China Sea on January 3, 1752. \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe cargo was recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher and his team in 1985 and sold by Christie's Amsterdam on 28 April - 2 May 1985 \u003cspan\u003eas 'The Nanking Cargo. Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold' \u003c\/span\u003etwo hundred and thirty-five years later. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nordic Antiques Sweden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60054995370368,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/0263\/4880\/files\/6485aed441b85.jpg?v=1791294727","url":"https:\/\/www.nordicantiquessweden.com\/products\/930","provider":"Nordic Antiques Sweden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}