A Pair of Blanc de Chine Buddhist Lion Groups

Each consisting of a pair of lions seated either side of a ribboned ball on a hexagonal base

From the Vung Tau Cargo

Kangxi C1690

Height: 1 13/16″ (4.8 cm)

Condition: both undamaged but with typical slight glaze degradation

The Vung Tau was an Asian trading vessel wrecked a few miles away from Con Tao Island off Southern Vietnam.

The vessel was probably heading to the Dutch trading centre in  Batavia, Indonesia.

Where goods were recombined from various Asian ships and sent on to Holland

The wreck is dated to C1690