OUR COLLECTION — ASIA — THAILAND 51. CELADON NATIVITY
This 10-piece Nativity set was handcrafted in Northern Thailand. All pieces were carefully handmade in the Celadon style at the Mengrai Kilns in Chiang Mai. The set includes Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, 2 angels, 2 shepherds, and 3 kings. The tallest pieces are 4 inches tall.
Celadon is a high-temperature fired stoneware with a subtle random crackle surface. The glaze is composed of silt from a rice paddy field and wood ash. The pieces are fired in a green, celadon, color in a reduction process at a temperature between 1,260 and 1,300 degrees Celsius. The process is thought to have originated about 2000 years ago in China and is a specialty of Northern Thailand. The traditional process continues today. It is a manmade attempt to duplicate opaque jade, since jade is strong and beautiful, and tradition suggests it brings the owner good luck and success.
Celadon is a high-temperature fired stoneware with a subtle random crackle surface. The glaze is composed of silt from a rice paddy field and wood ash. The pieces are fired in a green, celadon, color in a reduction process at a temperature between 1,260 and 1,300 degrees Celsius. The process is thought to have originated about 2000 years ago in China and is a specialty of Northern Thailand. The traditional process continues today. It is a manmade attempt to duplicate opaque jade, since jade is strong and beautiful, and tradition suggests it brings the owner good luck and success.