A BENCHARONG TAZZA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY China, circa 1800, for the Thai market. The shallow offering dish supported on a splayed foot, with a foliate rim, hand painted to the interior and exterior in green, aubergine, blue and yellow enamels and with iron-red, depicting a flowerhead at the center within a band of intertwined wan symbols, further surrounded by alternating floral lappets, the rim with floral decorations. The exterior with floral lappets connected by a red and yellow band.

Provenance: From the property of a North German private collection, acquired prior to 1967.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and some firing flaws, few minuscule chips to the rim, and two minor hairlines. Shallow surface scratches and traces of usage.

Weight: 194.1 g
Dimensions: Diameter 11.7 cm

Bencharong, a Thai word literally meaning 'five colors', akin to the Chinese wucai, is a term used for ceramics produced in Southern China for the Thai market during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related bencharong offering dish, dated circa 1800, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number Franks.576.b.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's Paris, 11 December 2020, lot 97
Price: EUR 3,276 or approx. EUR 3,600 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt decorated porcelain Bencharong stemcup, Qing Dynasty, for the Thai market, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form. Note the different decoration and larger size (28.9 cm).


十八至十九世紀中國外銷泰國班加隆高腳碟
中國，大約1800年前後。淺供盤，折沿，深圓腹，束腰，高圈足外撇。盤內外開光，以青、紫、藍、黃、鐵紅五色琺瑯手繪花卉紋。顏色絢爛、畫工精細。

來源：北德私人收藏，1967年前購買。
品相：狀況良好，有磨損和一些燒製缺陷，邊緣有微小的磕損，還有兩條細小的冲線。表面有淺劃痕和使用痕跡。

重量：194.1 克
尺寸：直徑 11.7 厘米

班加隆，泰語中是“五彩”的意思，是十八至十九世紀中國外銷泰國市場的瓷器品種。

文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的大約1800年班加隆高腳碟，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號Franks.576.b。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：巴黎蘇富比，2020年12月11日，lot 97
價格：EUR 3,276（相當於今日EUR 3,600）
描述：清十八至十九世紀外銷泰國班加隆花卉紋高足盤
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型。請注意此盤裝飾不同，且尺寸較大 (28.9 厘米)。