A Chinese Swatow blue and white basin, late 16th or, early 17th century, the interior painted with mirror shaped cartouches of peonies and bamboo on a chequer - patterned ground, the exterior with small cartouches and scrolls 29.5 cm diameter, 9 cm high. Provenance: The Binh Thuan Cargo, Vietnam. Note: for similar bowl, see Christie's Australia., the Binh Thuan shipwreck, Melbourne, 1 & 2 March 2004, Lot 13