Bowl with Design of Lotus

Culture: Thai
Period: Ayudhya period, 1351–1767
Date: 14th–16th century
Material: Si Satchanalai ware; stoneware with carved and incised decoration under celadon glaze
made in: Sawankhalok, Sukhothai province, Thailand, Asia
Classification: Ceramics, containers
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 237
Dimensions: diameter: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase by exchange
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 5:1975

NOTES

In the center of this bowl, a lotus blooms and is surrounded by petals of the same flower. The artist achieved this effect by incising the pattern directly into the clay surface. The soft blue celadon glaze coating the work pooled in these grooves, allowing the design to stand out. This bowl was produced in Si Satchanalai, a capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom (1238–1438) in northern Thailand. The kilns established in the city were some of the most prolific in the region; ceramic wares were exported to Indonesia on a scale that rivaled those of China.

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