Four Chinese export blue and white tea bowls and saucers from the Ca Mau cargo, 18th century

decorated with garden scenes

The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998

Condition Report
glaze is slightly matt over all
brown glazed tea bowl - calcification to the exterior and foot consistent with time in the sea
blue and white tea bowl - niggle to rim
saucer - broken in half and restored
saucer - area of discolouration