Benjarong Tea Set
Country: The Kingdom of Thailand
Last updated 11 March 2026
Thailand’s then-Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin presented this gift to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam during his Official Visit to Singapore on October 12, 2023.

Dimensions: 25 × 25 × 16 cm (tea pot) / 9 × 9 × 11 cm (tea cup)
This gift is a floral Benjarong tea set, featuring gilded enamelling. Benjarong literally means “five colours” in Thai, referring to the characteristic use of multi-coloured enamel decoration, often accented in gold. Benjarong wares were originally produced in the 19th century in Southern China for export to Thailand.


