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Ceramics from the Musi River 5

Cf Crick (2002, Plate 219), Lena Shoal shipwreck. Found
at Palembang, Musi River.

K1999.
Bowl, foot ring small with recessed base, glaze degraded by
river sand. H: 3.5; D: 11.3. Middle Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi,
1488–1566. Cf Brown (2007). Found at Palembang, Musi K2058.
River, Pusri. Bowl, foot ring moderate with recessed base, under–glaze
fine leafy vines beneath cloud scroll on outer wall, upper
rim repaired. H: 7.3; D: 14.5. Mid Ming Dynasty, possibly
Jiajing emperor. 1488–1566. Found at Palembang, Musi
River, Boom Baru.

K2025.
Bowl, foot ring small with recessed base, under–glaze
blue hexagons filled with small dots over outer wall and
base with lotus leaves. H: 7.3; D: 14.8. Mid Ming Dynasty,
Hongzhi emperor, 1488–1505. Cf Crick (2002, Plate 229), K2059.
Lena Shoal shipwreck. Found at Palembang, Musi River, Bowl, foot ring moderate with recessed base, under-glaze
Sungai Guci. blue cloud pattern with dragon motif on outer wall, body
and rim repaired. H: 8.8; D: 17.7. Late Ming Dynasty,
Swatow–possibly Zhaoan kiln. 1567–1644. Found at
Palembang, Musi River, Boom Baru.

K2030.
Bowl, foot ring small with recessed base, under-glaze blue
mid dense leafy flower pattern outer wall, body repaired.
H: 7; D: 16.5. Middle Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi, 1488–1566.
Found at Palembang, Musi River, Sungai Guci.
K2062.
Plate, foot ring low, broad with base recessed, under–
glaze blue double Vajra and ribbon in well surrounded
by flower spray, half cavetto and rim missing. D (well):
17.3. Probably mid Ming Dynasty. 1488–1566. Found at
Palembang, Musi River, Sungai Guci.
K2039.
Plate, under–glaze blue horse-like animals gambolling
in a forest scene, only part of well. Late Ming Dynasty,
Swatow. C17. Found at Palembang, Musi River.

K2064.
Plate, foot ring small with recessed base, under–glaze
blue qilin and underwater scene, two-thirds plate missing.
D: 25.1. Mid Ming Dynasty, possibly Zhengde emperor.
K2057. 1488–1566. Brown (2007), Binh Thuan wreck. Found at
Bowl, foot ring moderate with recessed base, under-glaze Palembang, Musi River, Boom Baru.
large blue flowers with leafy vines on outer wall. H: 7.3 ;
D: 14.7. Mid Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi emperor. 1488–1505.

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