Jingdezhen kilns
Thai Market Thepanom-and-Norasingh Bowl
1724-1849
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with five-color enamel decoration, 3 5/8 H x 7 Diam. in.
Credit Line
Gift of Janet Longcope
Object Number
1946.43
The decoration features Thepanom, a celestial being in the Buddhist pantheon sitting on a lotus against a red background, and the semi-divine guardian Norasingh, shown against a black background. Norasingh has a human head, arms, and torso; a lion's hindquarters; and a deer's tail and hoobes. Bowls like this one were produced by Chinese potters for members of Thailand's elite to use for banquets in monasteries, palaces, and government buildings.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, Janet Longcope, Baltimore
Collection installation, "Asia. Artistic Innovation & Exchange", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
On View at the BMA
