Ming Gap

The first Ming emperor Hongwu and his successors forbade the export of Chinese ceramics because of perceived competition from Southern Chinese Hong traders during the period known as the “Ming Gap.” Thailand and Vietnam ceramics producers then stepped in to fill the demand for Chinese ceramics by manufacturing their own unique and beautiful pottery. Homgwu promilgated this policy in 1368 and it was reversed in1487.

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  • Sale! Antique Sawankhalok Lidded Bowl, Fruit Stem Handle, Thailand #3170

    Antique Sawankhalok Lidded Bowl, Fruit Stem Handle, Thailand #3170

    Original price was: $385.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    Ht: 3.375” Dia: 4.625”   | FREE SHIPPING within continental U.S.!

    Produced in Thai kilns in the 14th to 15th centuries, Sawankhalok glazed stoneware lidded bowls were distributed through southeast Asia along with a variety of larger and smaller items. Lidded bowls like this were used to store many things, especially spices, powders and cosmetics, betel nut chewing materials, and medicine. It has an elegant mangosteen shape, alternating vibrant cream and brown glazes and stylized incised floral and geometric designs. The lid has a curved stem handle and a round raised calyx, a circle of radiating leaf-like projections that represents a mangosteen.

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