MOTIF STUDIES DATING BLUE-AND-WHITE YUAN PORCELAIN FOUND IN THAILAND

Abstract

Though limited blue-and-white porcelain from the Yuan dynasty has been found in Thailand, it is still considered significant within the fields of history, art history and archaeology. Thus, definitive porcelain dating shouldn’t be neglected.

Scholars have previously consigned much blue-and-white porcelain to the Yuan dynasty. Examples are pieces from: Mahathat Temple and Pom Pet in Ayutthaya, Vieng Thagan in Chiangmai, Haripunchai Temple in Lampoon, and Prapailuang Temple in Sukhothai. After studying the porcelain motifs, the author discovered that porcelain from Pom Pet, Vieng Thagan, Prapailuang Temple and the circular piece from Haripunchai Temple can indeed be dated to the Yuan dynasty. However, the porcelain from Mahathat temple and the octagonal piece from Haripunchai Temple cannot be earlier than the Ming dynasty.