#11297 • Coralized Porcelain Jin Chan From Shipwreck

Part of Nguyen Phuc Ung Ai Royal Family Auction (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

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Est. $125,000-$150,000 Coralized Polychrome Glazed Porcelain Three Legged Jin Chan Recovered From Shipwreck - This piece displays a great use of powder blue and pastel pink colors, and represents wishes for good fortune. This piece was recovered from a Southeastern Asia shipwreck. The toad has become coralized, suggesting it was hidden under the sea for several hundred years before being discovered. The legend of Jin Chan dates back to the 10th century, when Liu Hai, a fabled Chinese alchemist learned the secret of immortality from the Jin Chan, and became an immortal. Measures: 15"L x 10"H x 12"W (approximately).