The Museum of Da Nang tells the story of Asian ceramics and the renowned ‘Silk Road on the Sea’ in the past from using a valuable collection of ceramic artifacts.

The Tang Dynasty-originated pottery artifacts discovered in the waters off Quang Ngai Province in 2013

The artifacts collection includes commercial ceramics dating back to such feudal Chinese dynasties as the Ming, Tang, Song, and Qing that have been collected from ancient ships found in the Vietnamese waters.

Most of the artifacts collection were salvaged from an ancient ship that was excavated off the Binh Chau Beach, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province in June 2013. This was the 6^th ancient ship to have been discovered in the Vietnamese waters.

At that time, a massive amount of artifacts including celadons, blue and white ceramics, and coloured porcelain, all of which dated back to the 13^th and 14^th centuries during the reign of the Yuan Dynasty.

The great diversity of artifacts that have survived the renowned ‘Silk Road on the Sea’ in the past include a significant number of ceramics collected from an ancient merchant vessel to be found off the Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province in 2004. Through excavation, a huge variety of brown glazed wares, celadon potteries, and blue ceramics with eye-catching patterns were collected.

In addition, visitors to the exhibition have the chance to admire a large number of antique ceramics discovered onboard a ship excavated from August 1998 till October 1999 in the waters off the southernmost province of Ca Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region. Notable amongst the findings are many blue-painted white ceramic wares which were thought to be made during the Qing Dynasty, especially between 1723 and 1735.

The exhibition is running in Da Nang from 5 October until 25 November.

Here are some amazing photos from this intestesting exhibition

The Ming Dynasty-originated commercial ceramics were salvaged from an ancient ship that was excavated off the Binh Chau Beach, Binh Son District, Quang Ngai Province in June 2013

Thai pottery artifacts were collected from an ancient merchant vessel which was found off the Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province in 2004

Here are Chinese ceramics discovered off Ca Mau Province in 1998 and 1999 (left) and off Quang Ngai Province in 2013 (right)

Many antiques have adhered very closely to coral stones for a long time. In the picture are ancient coins discovered in the waters off Quang Ngai Province in 2013.

A teapot attached to stones features a unique shape.

Many antiques’ original shapes have still been intact.

 By XUAN SON - Translated by A.T