Thai ceramics

[1] Thai pottery and ceramics were an essential part of the trade between Thailand and its neighbors during feudalistic times, throughout many dynasties.

Sukhothai ware, the most famous style of Thai ceramics, is exported to many countries around the world today.

The earliest trace of Thai ceramics ever recorded is the Ban Chiang, said to date back to about 3600 BCE and found in what is the present day Udon Thani Province, Thailand.

What is interesting is that there are a wide range of forms and shapes, some of which are similar to bronze wares of Han China.

Sukhothai wares were generally treated with a creamy white slip and decorated in black with an opaque or greenish glaze.

One of the most famous examples of Thai pottery are from the Sukhothai period from the kilns of S(r)i Satchanalai, which is around Sawankalok in north-central Thailand.

A number of Si Satchanalai ceramics in excellent condition have been excavated in ship wrecks in the Gulf of Thailand, the Andaman Sea and other waters.

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, was founded in 1782 and is represented by the Bencharong and Lai Nam Thong wares.

Bottle with two shoulder lugs and celadon glaze, 15th century
Painted ceramic bowl with base, Lopburi 2300 BCE. Bang Chiang culture.
Box with a lid. Si Satchanalai, 13th-14th century