Ban Don Kai Dee (Benjarong Village)
Ban Don Kai Dee in Krathum Baen District of Samut Sakhon Province where the famous Benjarong porcelain is made . The ceramics produced here are of the finest quality and are much sought after by collectors, universally admired for the beauty and grace of their unique form, design and colour.
The
unique design benjarong of Ban Don Kai Dee is called Sakharabenjayamanee, or
the Five-coloured Gemstones of Sakhon City. The design is based on the province's
historical background and the Thai symbolism of auspicious colours. Samut Sakhon,
the home province of Benjarong manufacture, is a coastal fishing province and
thus has always been associated with the sea. This is why the Benjarong ware
of Samut Sakhon with the Sakharabenjayamanee design has the blue-green colour
as its main background, to represent the sea, the soul of the city.
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