This female figurine with a baby is covered in green glaze. The eyes and eyebrows are picked out in iron-black underglaze.Celadon wares were probably introduced to Thailand from China during the early 14th century. By this time, Chinese celadons were being produced in large quantities. The word 'celadon' is a 17th century French term for green-glazed wares. The green colour is attributed to the iron oxide in the glaze. The royal cities of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai in north-central Thailand were at the heart of one of the largest ceramic-producing centres in Southeast Asia during the 14th century. Si Satchanalai was later renamed Sawankhalok and the name became a convenient if somewhat inaccurate term to refer to ceramics that originated from either of these two areas. Celadon wares were also produced at northern Vietnamese and Thai kilns and competed for export markets during the 15th century.
