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Carved Ming Lacquer Vase Yung lo period (1403-1424) of the Ming dynasty, thirty six coatings had to be slowly dried before the following coating could be applied

The vase contains several symbols. At the top and base of the vase are five bats surrounding a symbol, “the five fortunes surrounding longevity”. The vase also carries the image of a resplendent phoenix (good fortune or good luck), chrysanthemums (comfortable life) and pomegranates (fertility).

Blue and white porcelain dutch antiques from the Wanli (1625) and Desaru shipwrecks (1830) in the South China Sea were set in silver pendants, earrings and rings and sold as jewellery.