![]() Tragedy: Amoy, 14th January 1822, during the reign of the Emperor Dao Guang (1821-1851) from the Qing Dynasty a large Chinese junk named of "Tek Sing or True Star" was planned to sail from Amoy to the destination of Batavia (today Java), Indonesia. The auction the Tek Sing cargo was held in Stugard,Germany in November 2000. Most of the porcelain is from the kilns of the town of Dehua and was manufactured in the 18th and early 19th centuries for export to Asian markets. The cargo The salvaged cargo contained mercury, sextants, pocket watches, Chinese ink pads, an iron and brass cannon, a bronze cannon, boxes with needles, pocket knives, Chinese brass padlocks, candlesticks, incense burners, telescope parts, coins and 350,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain. It had three masts, the tallest measured over 90 feet. Nigel Pickford identifies the wreck as the Tek Sing (True Star), an unusually large junk from Amoy (today Xiamen) of approximately 1000 tons. The cargo reaches 2 meters under the sea bed and the cargo hold originally was around 54 meters long. The mound is the wreck and the cargo of a Chinese junk. On the treasure divers discover a mound, 30 m below the water, 42 m long, 4 m high and over 10 m wide, in the South China Sea, two degrees south of the equator, north of Java, east of Sumatra, south of Singapore. With this information Mike Hatcher started his search. 2, 1848), Nigel Pickford found information about a large Chinese junk having sunk near the Belvidere Reef some time in the early 19th century with the loss of many lives. The discovery In a hydrographic handbook ("Directions for sailing to the East Indies", by James Horsburgh, vol. She was approximately 50 meters long, 10 meters wide, around 1000 tons. ![]() THE LEGACY OF THE TEK SING c.1822 Fact Sheet: The ship The Tek Sing ("True Star") was an unusually large junk. This comes complete with a certificate of authenticity with a photo of the bowl referenced to the cert. ![]() It has a couple of minor nibbles on the edge but I am sure these could be buffed out or filled. This is a beautiful condition large porcelain bowl ( IDEAL FOR YOUR BREAKFAST WHEATIES) which was recovered from the TEK SING shipwreck in t he South China Sea. Numéro de l'objet: 392214337801 Magnifique grand bol de Tek Sing (True Star) Naufrage 1822. Lieu de livraison: AMERICAS, EUROPE, ASIA, AU, ![]()
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