Sep 12, 2022
Celebrating the Lampang Rooster Bowl
Cock-a-Doodle-Do! Today’s Doodle celebrates the iconic Lampang Rooster Bowl, a traditional tableware design featuring a black-tailed rooster with peony flowers and banana leaves. This durable kitchenware is so popular in Asia that the Thai government registered the rooster bowl as a Geographical Indication product of Lampang on this day in 2013. This means international trade law affirms the quality and reputation of rooster bowls made in the region!
The rooster bowl was imported to Thailand from China. In the original artwork, the rooster symbolized hard work while the banana leaf and red peony represented dreams of good fortune.
In 1957, entrepreneurs opened many rooster kitchenware factories in Thailand’s Lampang province. The region, teeming with clay minerals, was better suited for ceramic manufacturing.
As Lampang began mass producing tableware with rooster designs, the bowl became one of the region’s best-selling products—bringing financial stability and freedom to Lampang locals.
Although Lampang continues to manufacture rooster bowls today, few factories can afford to design rooster bowls according to the traditional style and material, causing the original hand-painted rooster bowls to become a rare collector’s item.
Be sure to check your kitchen cabinets for vintage rooster bowls—they just might bring your family good fortune!
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today’s Doodle artwork by Doodler, Helene Leroux
Alt text: rough color sketch of the Doodle concept including a bowl with a running rooster with flowers and leaves flanking the bowl
Alt text: white bowl spinning with a rough sketch of a rooster running around the bowl in circles
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