Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi basket coated with a light slip

coated with a light slip and adorned with painted and incised decoration

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Beautiful dark brown color

and divine power

yet it captures stylized anatomical detailing that reflects the artistic sensibilities of the period

Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi basket coated with a light slipSukhothai Kingdom or Early Ayutthaya Period, c. 13001400 AD, Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok Kilns, Sukhothai Province, Thailand A superb example of early Southeast Asian ceramic artistry, this unglazed red brown earthenware kendi was expertly wheel thrown and burnished to a soft sheen. Of classic globular form, it features a mammiform spout, a tall flanged neck for grip, a delicately splayed foot, and a subtly carved undersidecharacteristic of fine