FIVE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'SHIPWRECK' MINIATURE WARES China, Late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Comprising three lidded medicine boxes and two vases, all decorated in blue under the glaze with stylized designs. Condition: Good condition with expected surface wear, minor chips and few sea life incrustations. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 419 g Dimensions: Diameters 5 - 7 cm