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Thai Porcelain with beautiful tracery like Benjarong porcelain is perfect to be a gift, a souvenir on important occasions or can be used as home decoration as well. Let’s see what is interesting information about this elaborate porcelain.
Benjarong is a kind of pottery in which the making of patterns on the pottery is made by enameling. ‘Benjarong’ means 5 colors because the pattern drawn on the pottery used 5 colors. The colors commonly used are yellow, white, black, red, and green (indigo).
At present, there are more than 5 colors used in pattern drawing on Benjarong porcelain. The popular Benjarong pattern is a pattern based on Thainess, such as the name must be beautiful and auspicious which means prosperity or refers to the god or sacred items. Therefore, the popular Benjarong pattern among Thai people is the Thep Phanom Norasingh pattern, whose name contains the word “Thep” (Angel) which means sacred things to protect, or traditional patterns, which means the goodness of various Thai traditions such as the Songkran pattern and Build sand pagodas pattern
There is no obvious evidence of when and where the Benjarong porcelain was first made, but it was excavated in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province and was compared to Chinese porcelain. Some of the Benjarong that have been unearthed also bear the sign of reign. Therefore, it is assumed that Benjarong should have been produced since the Ayutthaya period. Thai craftsmen are the ones who make patterns and send them to be manufactured in China. Therefore, it can be considered a work between Thai craftsmen and Chinese craftsmen mixed into Benjarong porcelain with beautiful patterns.
Benjarong porcelain is considered to be a noble art with the craftsmanship of the long-cherished Benjarong handicrafts from generation to generation. The purpose of production in the present time will be different from the previous one. In ancient times, it was only used in the upper classes, but nowadays, Thai Benjarong porcelain is popular among Thais and foreigners whether it was bought to be as a house decorator, gift, keepsake, or souvenir.
For ware that is commonly used to paint in Benjarong patterns such as coffee sets, jars, bowls, teacups, pots, and so on.
So, what is your opinion about Benjarong after reading this content? For anyone looking for a special occasion gift or home decoration, Benjarong porcelain is a very good choice.
