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Bencharong

Southeast Asia tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: $5k–50k (serious collector)

Benjarong (Thai เบญจรงค์) porcelain ware is a kind of painted Thai ceramics. While the name literally means "five colours (Wucai)," it is a figurative description and actual decoration can have anywhere between three and eight colours. For the decoration, repetitive forms, usually geometric or flower-based, are used. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar, 19th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Bowl
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Bowl, 19th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Bowl
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Bowl, 19th century
Art Institute of Chicago
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar
Bencharong (Five-Colored) Ware, Covered Jar, 19th century
Art Institute of Chicago

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