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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Thailand
- Cultural origin
- Bangkok style
- Period
- Rama I Period 1782 - 1809 → Thailand
- Date
- 19th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain with enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- 19.3 x 14.4 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr F Storch 1984
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 67.1984.a-b
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Bencharong ware
Works in the collection
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About
Bencharong polychrome porcelains were initially made in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen and richly decorated with bright enamel glazes to appeal to the Thai market. It is thought that Buddhist books and paintings were supplied as references and sent to Guangzhou (Canton) merchants, who acted as intermediaries to the Chinese potters and decorators for the orders. While the name Bencharong derives from the sanskrit words ‘pancha’ and ‘ranga’ meaning five colours, Bencharong wares can also be found with as few as three and as many as eight colours. Similar wares were later produced in Thailand.
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Places
Where the work was made
Thailand
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Open Studio (brick vase clay cup jug), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Jul 2023–07 Jan 2024
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Provenance
Sukhotai Antiques Ltd. Partnership, pre 30 Jun 1983, Bangkok/Thailand
Fred Storch, 30 Jun 1983-16 Mar 1984, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, probably purchased from Sukhotai Antiques Ltd. Partnership, Bangkok. Donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney,16 Mar 1984.
