Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period Coralized Vung Tau Shipwreck Blue Underglazed White Porcelain Stem Cup W/Buddhist Swastika (Wan) Mark - This amazing piece is a porcelain stem cup made during the Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty. The cup is elaborately decorated in a vibrant blue underglaze with multiple panels containing riverscape scenes. The foot of the cup is decorated with a scrolled floral pattern, and the rim with a diaper work decoration. According to our seller, this piece was recovered from the Vung Tau shipwreck, which sank around 1690 off of the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered in 1986 and soon local divers had pulled a large number of porcelain pieces from the vessel. Eventually these activities were stopped by the Vietnamese government, which arranged for commercial salvager Sverker Hallstrom to excavate the wreck. There were approx. 48,000 pieces recovered from the site, some of which went to antique dealers in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Singapore before being halted by the Vietnamese government. Several pieces were chosen for Vietnamese museums before the remaining pieces were sold by Christies Amsterdam in 1992, where they realized a return of 7.3 million. This incredible piece truly belongs in a museum, or with the most astute collector. The base of the piece bears the Buddhist Swastika mark known as Wan. The piece also has coralization present on the base of cup and the stem. Measurements (approximate): 6.5"H x 3"W.