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Thailand Anonymous,
Pair of Covered Bowls with Knob Handles, 19th c.
Glaze and enamels on Porcelain
in. (cm)
Pair of Covered Bowls with Knob Handles, 19th c.
Glaze and enamels on Porcelain
in. (cm)
Object Type:
Ceramic
Technique:
Thrown
Period:
Rattanakosin Period (1782 -present)
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard L. Mellott
Accession Number:
2018.15.17a,b
Commentary
Rattanakosin period (1782—present), production began during reign of King Rama V (A.D. 1853-1910): 19th century; Thailand, Bangkok, Bencharong style, Bencharong kilns
Marks
none
Medium
Clay: white porcelain with small brown specks, with polychrome enamel decoration
Object Description
Pair of nearly identically decorated covered bowls. Each bowl is deep with a narrow up-right foot, and a rounded, overlapping cover with an elaborate stupa-shaped, three-part knob. Clay: white porcelain with small brown flecks. Glaze: Bencharong means ‘five colored’ wares, but some pieces have up to 7 colors. These pieces have the traditional ‘five’ colors: red, pink, black, green and yellowish-gold. Decoration: Alternating around the body are Thepphanom (Garuda, a mythical royal bird) and Norasingha (a minor Buddhist deity-part man, part lion and part deer), over a background of curving flames on a black ground.
Provenance
R. Mellott purchased at Laurel House Antiques, Ross, CA,
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