S.k. Bencharong. Dekorerade med religiösa figurer och blommor i s.k. Norasinghstil, i färgerna rött, rosa, grönt, blått och vitt över en svart grund. Diameter 6-16,5 cm.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Danish Archaeologist, Ethnographer, Art Collector and Museum Director Werner Jacobsen (1914-79). For more information, see below.
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Formerly in the collection of Danish Archaeologist, Ethnographer, Art Collector and Museum Director Werner Jacobsen (1914-79). Jacobsen studied archeology and participated 1938-39 in the Danish Royal Geografic Societys Expedition to Mongolia under the lead of Henning Haslund-Christensens.
During the years 1946-59 he lived in India and Nepal and acquired many pieces for National Museum in Denmark, The Royal Library, the Moesgård Museum and himself. He set up a scientific center in Kathmandu, Nepal and later in Denmark where he organized all the material and information he had gathered.
In 1940-45 he was employed the Danish National Museum, in 1961 he became Museum Director for the Etnografic Collection. 1963-78 he was the head of the information and educational Department at the Museum. The collection was acquired from Werner Jacobsen as a whole when he sold it to gather funds for new expeditions. Thence by descent to the present owner.
Thai Minor Arts, The Fine Arts Department, 1993; Treasures from the National Museum, Bangkok, The National Museum Volunteers, 1987; McGill, F. (ed.), Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775-1950, Asian Art Museum, 2009; and Bromberg, P., 'A passion for Bencharong', in Arts of Asia, May-June, 2010.
The last Kings of Ayuthaya were important promoters of commissioned porcelain, their method of asserting authority was to tour the country in style. The porcelain, specially made in Jingdezhen, in Thai shapes and with Thai decorations, was for use during banquets in monasteries and government houses, known to collectors as BENCHARONG ware. The rich over glaze palette combines green, red,blue, black and turquoise with white, as well as some yellow.