Set of 3 Hand-Drawn Bangkok Sketch Postcards: Talat Noi and Chinatown

A set of three postcards printed from lively, detailed pen-and-ink urban sketches of old Bangkok. Each one carries the artist's handwritten caption, with place and date, and a small red Thai seal stamp. The first shows the red-and-gold Rong Kueak Shrine in Talat Noi, with its dragon-crested roof, lanterns, guardian lions and incense urns, washed in warm watercolour. The second, dated 12 Nov 2022, shows the Mother Roaster Café building in Talat Noi, a wooden-balconied shophouse wrapped in a riot of yellow, pink and blue street art. The third, dated 26 Aug 2022, is a black-ink scene of Sampheng in Chinatown, with a porter hauling a towering stack of crates down a crowded market lane. The backs are printed with two different postcard layouts, one with a little vintage car, so they're ready to post. They also look great framed as a trio, and they're in good condition. Sold as a set of 3.

Every scene has a story. Sampheng was settled by Teochew Chinese traders in 1782, when King Rama I moved them to make way for the Grand Palace. Talat Noi grew next door as one of Bangkok's oldest Chinese neighbourhoods. Rong Kueak means "shoe factory", a nod to the Hakka shoemakers who once lived around this little shrine. Mother Roaster was opened in 2019 by Ploenpit Rianmek, "Auntie Pim", who found her calling as a barista at the age of 70.