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Ceramics The collection of ceramics is in room No. 8A. A lot of Bancharong ceramics are displayed. Bencharong (five colour wares) is enamelware made in China from the 17th to 19th centuries to Thai designs. A Bencharong bowl with curving sides and a slightly flared rim. The exterior is enameled with a repetitive design consisting of two mythical figures and a fire pattern on a black ground. A Bencharong toh (water) jar. The oval-shaped, lobed body stands on a pedestal. Height is added by the conical-shaped cover with jeweled tip. The white background on the exterior is decorated with a vertical panel design consisting of birds and flowers in famille verte colors. A border of lotus panels encircles the pedestal.

Since : April 22, 1999