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Celadon ceramic statuette, 'Blue Elephant'
Powerful and handsome, this elephant seems at once wise and benevolent. A beloved symbol of Thailand, the animal is depicted by Thatsanee and Ramphan. They work in ceramic with a richly crackled celadon glaze.
Merchant: NOVICA
Celadon ceramic candleholders, 'Spring Birds' (pair)
At Thatsanee and Ramphan's ceramic studio, new artisan-apprentices learn to hand-paint traditional decorative scenes on pre-glazed celadon ceramics. The final piece is then re-fired to set the one-of-a-kind paintings.
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Ceramic vase, 'Highland Women'
These young girls face away from the viewer, leaving a view of their delightful pigtails. Francisco Guerreros, inspired by the sights of young girls in their hats walking in the streets, creates this work using contrasting colors and stark geometric shapes.
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Ceramic vase, 'Catholic Convent'
This hand-shaped teardrop jar exhibits masterful ceramic craftsmanship. It depicts a group of women sitting outside of a monastery.
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'Rama and Sita, ' wall panel
Nyoman Subrata made this elegant carving out of crocodile wood, intricately depicting the heroic royal couple of the Hindu epic 'The Ramayana': Rama and Sita. 'The Ramayana' tells the story of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu, who eventually wins Sita in marriage.
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'Pemuda, ' mask
This mask, made of crocodile wood, depicts a Balinese boy dressed for a religious ceremony. The defining characteristic of the mask is the boy's head dress, or udeng. Balinese men don a different color udeng for each type of ceremony.
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