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Phra Sai
Keywords : Buddha image, Wat Pathum Wanaram, The attitude of subduing Mara, Lanchang Art, Laotian Art, Phra Sai , Phra Say
| Artwork alternative name | Phra Say |
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| Site common name | Wat Prathumwanaram |
| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Sub district | Thung Phaya Thai |
| District | Khet Phaya Thai |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Region | Central |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.745896 Long : 100.537143 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 666195.85 N : 1520153.79 |
| Place of artwork | The principle Buddha image in the ordination hall |
| History of production | No construction information is available, but it is assumed that it was built in the mid-22nd century BE. |
|---|---|
| Production process | Bronze |
| Conservation | Registered as archaeological site in the Government Gazette, Volume 66 Issue 64, on 22 November 1949. |
| Art | This Buddha image is in seating posture and a subduing Mara attitude. It has small hair buds, flame-like halo, large face, big eyes, very large nose, smiling mouth of Lanchang style and large and even fingers. |
| Key academic information | An example of Lanchang Buddha image in Bangkok |
| Notice | Phra Sai shows a true Lanchang art features, which is different from Buddha images in the earlier periods that had strong influence from Lanna. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanchang |
| Age | Mid – Late 22nd century BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | Theravada |
| Legend | Phra Sai was originally enshrined at a cave near Mahachai city. The city dwellers normally brought this Buddha image out to ask for the rain during drought. |
| Related artwork | 1. Phra Sai at Wat Phochai Nongkhai has very similar artistic features and might have been built in the same period. 2. Phra Saen at Wat Prathumwanaram Bangkok was once enshrined together with Phra Sai, but is more similar with Phra Serm. |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2016-08-18 |
| Record creator | Thanaphat Limhasanaikul |
| Bibliography | ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. เจดีย์ พระพุทธรูป ฮูปแต้ม สิม ศิลปะลาวและอีสาน. กรุงเทพฯ: มิวเซียมเพรส, 2555. ประภัสรร์ ชูวิเชียร. ศิลปะลาว. กรุงเทพฯ: มติชน, 2557. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. พระพุทธรูปในประเทศไทย : รูปแบบ พัฒนาการ และความเชื่อของคนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ: ภาควิชาประวัติศาสตร์ศิลปะ คณะโบราณคดี มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2556. เจริญ ตันมหาพราน. พระพุทธรูปล้านช้าง. กรุงเทพฯ: ปราชญ์, 2554. |
