Charm of Thai grilled celadon baked

"Celadon baked" is a pottery produced by calling pottery from China, "Ramkhamhaen the Great", also known for devising Thai characters in the 13 century.

"Celadon" means Sanskrit word "green stone".

It was "Celadon baked" which was made in the place called "Sawankarok" in Sukhothai Province, but a war broke out in the second half of the 13 century, the kiln in the Sukhothai region was closed and the potters moved to the Chiang Mai prefecture in the northern part of the manufacturing base Did.

Then until the present age, techniques of craftsmen have been inherited, and in Chiang Mai prefecture a lot of beautiful "Celadon baked" making continues.

"Celadon baki" was brought to Japan by Chinese merchants around the 14 ~ 15 century, spread as tea tools in Japan, and the tea ceremony was popularized in the period from the warring country era to the Edo era, it was liked by many tea men It was.

"Celadon baked" was called "Sungkoroku baked" in Japan at that time, because of pottery originated from the "Sawangkarook kiln" in the Sukhothai region.

It is popular as tea ceremony everyone wants, and has influenced culturally enough to appear in Japanese history textbooks as well.

Even pottery which is not "Celadon Green", Thai pottery is called "Sungkoroku baked" as a whole and traders were trading at a high price among collectors.

It seems that they felt loneliness in Thai pottery with different facial expressions.

"Celadon baked" uses soil in northern Thailand, it is baked at high temperature with glaze made from wood ash, so the surface is glossy, penetration which looks like cracks due to the temperature difference during kiln-out It is characterized by being created.

A trace amount of iron contained in the glaze is greenish by heating, and furthermore, there is a difference in color depending on the acidity, it is divided into one with strong green taste and one with strong blue tinge, finished in a different color.

"Celadon baked" is a rustic appearance made with thick and delicate cracks entering green like beautiful jade, so it fits familiarly with Japanese interior.

There are various kinds from dishes to decorations, especially dishes, which complement the colorful Thai dishes and show us more delicious, so it is very attractive.

There are also interior goods such as aroma pots, incense stands and figurines.

Green like jade is the representative color of "Celadon baked", but colors such as blue, violet, brown, white etc, which the workshop developed independently, you can enjoy various atmospheres depending on the color.

In the past, we introduced the shop "The Legend" where you can buy "Celadon Grilled", but also to the Thai grocery store called "Timrim" at a distance of 10 minutes from "BTS Phrom Phong Station" I found that there is "Celadon baked".

This time, I would like to introduce things of popular shop "Timrim".

Small dishes were sold at reasonable prices such as 90B and platter was 150 ~ 250B.

The plate that shaped the leaves and the flower is given fine workmanship and is glossy and beautiful, and when you are watching it will give a fire to the collector's heart and you will want to collect it.

There is thickness one by one, because it is made strongly, it is sufficient presence.

In high-class Thai restaurants, Thai food is served in the vessel of "Celadon baked", which makes the table even more gorgeous.

There are also seasonings and incense standings, etc. It is small, so it is easy to purchase as a souvenir.

The shades of blue and purple are different, so you can feel handmade feeling.

It is good to buy things with shades that are conspicuous, after checking shades tightly.