The polished wood panels of a group of Thai-style teak houses face the slow-moving waters of the Klong Maha Nag. Here was the home of Jim Thompson, a man whose flair for the tasteful and graceful led him to build a house in which objects of great value and beauty can still be seen. His collection includes stone sculptures from the Khmer and Sukhothai periods; Chinese blue-and-white ceramics and the five-coloured bencharong; paintings in various media; a selection of bronze pieces, some of which date back to the pre-Angkor period; gold votive plaques; and striking wooden sculptures.
Jim Thompson: The House on the Klong reviews the early years when Thompson was building his business and looking for a location for his new house; guides the reader through a tour of the house and garden; and describes the individual art objects in the Jim Thompson collection in more detail.

Text: William Warren, Jean-Michel Beurdeley
Photography: Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
ISBN: 978-981-3018-68-6