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Wooden Buddha Images
The practice of carving buddha images flourished during the period of the Nan art revival (circa 1780-20th century A.D.) under Somdej Chao Fa Atthavaraphanyo, The ruler of nan, who was a dynastic descendant of Chao Pharaya Luang Tin. at this the city was under the sovereignty of the Rattanakosin kingdom.
The style of wooden buddha images in this period are so varied that they can hardly be distinguished by characteristics of size, face, flame on top of the head, ears, or shape of the base however, in general terms these buddha images normally portrayed the standing buddha with the both the Bejewelled and plain styles.
Although the practice of carving a Bejewelled buddha was very much influenced by Rattanakosin art, The native craftsmen applied many of the characteristics of their own art to the style, so that they created a distinctive style of their own,
Besides influence from Rattanakosin art, The wooden buddha images were also strongly influenced by other nearby kingdoms such as burma and lanchang. The craftsmen also drew upon the style of those phases of the Nan buddha image which were influenced by the art of Sukhothai and Lanna.
These types of buddha image are easily dated because inscriptions usually apparat on the base. most of the inscription give the names of the devout donors and their desire to prolong buddha beyond the prophesied five thousand years by making a buddha image.
The practice of carving buddha images flourished during the period of the Nan art revival (circa 1780-20th century A.D.) under Somdej Chao Fa Atthavaraphanyo, The ruler of nan, who was a dynastic descendant of Chao Pharaya Luang Tin. at this the city was under the sovereignty of the Rattanakosin kingdom.
The style of wooden buddha images in this period are so varied that they can hardly be distinguished by characteristics of size, face, flame on top of the head, ears, or shape of the base however, in general terms these buddha images normally portrayed the standing buddha with the both the Bejewelled and plain styles.
Although the practice of carving a Bejewelled buddha was very much influenced by Rattanakosin art, The native craftsmen applied many of the characteristics of their own art to the style, so that they created a distinctive style of their own,
Besides influence from Rattanakosin art, The wooden buddha images were also strongly influenced by other nearby kingdoms such as burma and lanchang. The craftsmen also drew upon the style of those phases of the Nan buddha image which were influenced by the art of Sukhothai and Lanna.
These types of buddha image are easily dated because inscriptions usually apparat on the base. most of the inscription give the names of the devout donors and their desire to prolong buddha beyond the prophesied five thousand years by making a buddha image.