14th - 16th Century, Sukhothai, Antique Sukhothai Thai Celadon Glazed Dish

Antique Thai Sukhothai stoneware pottery jar. Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, Si Satchanalai Kiln, 14th - 16th Century Size: Height 31.7 C.M. / Width 26 C.M. Condition: Nice condit...

Antique Khmer bronze tray with nice green patina with stand. Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century Size of tray only: Diameter 35.1 C.M. / Thickness 3.2 C.M. Height includi...

Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar. Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century Size: Height 25.2 C.M. / Width 17 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degr...

Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar. Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century Size: Height 29.7 C.M. / Width 17.3 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected de...

A celadon stemmed dish with underglaze deep blue decoration from Sukhothai (a former Kingdom in nowadays central Thailand) circa 14th-16th century. The pedestal dish was a typical ceramic output from Sawankhalok region, likely one of the kilns in Sri Sachanalai that thrived during 14th-15th century. Sukhothai ceramics made a large portion of export from Asia during that period due to the political policy in Ming Dynasty that banned the ocean faring (the so called Ming Gap). This stemmed dish, likely an export item, was modeled in a Classic Chinese form. The under-glaze deep blue decorations depicting the scrolling vines and flowers, as well as the archaic band around the base, are also reminiscent to the designs found in blue and white porcelain in Ming dynasty. The piece shows a fine crackles and age wear on the dish surface, an indication of appropriate patina. Under the reddish slip paint of the base, the gray paste can be discerned in small area, which is also a characteristic of the Thai celadon...

In China, the term qingci "青瓷" (literally meaning blue-green porcelain) is used to designate ceramic objects of gray-green color, with the first character representing blue or blue-green color "青". Various epithets were used to describe this color: "heavenly azure" "天青" (tian qing), "dusty blue" "粉青" (fen qing), or "after the rain passes, the sky becomes blue" - yu guo tian qing "雨過天青", which idiomatically means the arrival of good times after troubles. The characteristic gray-green color is obtained by adding iron oxide to the glaze. During the chemical reaction in reduction firing (i.e., without oxygen access) of the ceramics, the iron contained in the glaze acquires a blue, gray, or greenish hue. During the Song (宋), Yuan (元), and Ming (明) dynasties, the art of Chinese celadon ceramics...

Antique Sawakhalok Celadon Bowl, Thailand, 14th/15th century. A sturdily potted wheel thrown stoneware bowl with everted rim and chamfered lip. The cavetto has vertical combed lines...

A heavily potted and richly glazed celadon dish, Longquan kilns, early Ming Dynasty, mid 15th century, China. The large dish glazed in a deep olive cela...