Superb Pyxis of the
LAN SUI CARGO
China, Song Dynasty,
11th ctry.  A.D.,
with floral design,
the earliest known porcelain,
in find condition with dried clay
core inside, intact, diam. 11.5 cm

375 EUR

The Lan Sui shipwreck was
found in the North Java Sea
in 1996. Lit.: Lutz Hertel,
"Die Lan Sui Cargo" in:
Weltkunst (08/1998)
pp. 1542f.