This olive-green glazed celadon bowl is decorated with incised bands below the rim and has a cross-hatched design on the exterior. Greenware was one of the main products of the Sawankhalok kilns and it was similar to Chinese celadons of the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province.Celadon is a French term taken from the character of a shepherd in a 17th century play, who wore a green costume.The term refers to green-glazed wares, where naturally occurring iron oxide reacts to the lack of oxygen during firing in the glaze by turning green. Green-glazed wares in Thailand were probably introduced from China during the early 14th century.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, which was later renamed Sawankhalok, came to refer to ceramics that originated from either of these two areas.
