Buddha image

Site common name	Hariphunchai National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Nai Mueang
District	Mueang Lamphun
Province	Lamphun
Region	North
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 18.577131 Long : 99.006698
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 500706.69 N : 2054038.98
Place of artwork	It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the Hariphunchai National Museum.

History of production	No written proof of creation but the art form can be dated to the 17th-18th Buddhist century which is the time of prosperity of Hariphunchai Art and it has its own identity.
Production process	Embossed silver plate
Art	These embossed silver plate buddha images group are in dilapidated condition, some has only head, some has only body. There are both standing and sitting buddha images. The overall style depicts the art of Hariphunchai. At the same time, it was associated with Burmese art in Pagan era : The buddha image wearing a feather crown, diamond squat.
Key academic information	Buddha images group made of embossed silver plate which is Hariphunchai art style. There is also a connection with Burmese art in Pagan era.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Hariphunchai
Age	17th - 18th Buddhist century
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-09-30
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	Sakchai Saisingha. The Buddha Images in Thailand : Patterns, Development and The Belief of Thai People. Bangkok : Department of Art History, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2013. Sakchai Saisingha. Lanna Art. Bangkok: Matichon, 2013. Santi Leksukhum. Norther Art : Hariphunchai – Lanna. 3rd edition. Bangkok: Muang Boran, 2012. Surapol Damrikul. History and Art of Hariphunchai. Bangkok: Muang Boran, 2004.