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The Head of Phra Saen Swae
Keywords : Head of Buddha image , Lanna art, , Phra Chao Saen Sae, Wat Yang Kong, Phra Saenswae, The Head of Phra Chao Saenswae
Artwork alternative name | The Head of Phra Saenswae, The Head of Phra Saen Sae |
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Site common name | Chiang Mai National Museum |
Type of artwork | Sculpture |
Sub district | Chang Phueak |
District | Mueang Chiang Mai |
Province | Chiang Mai |
Region | North |
Country | Thailand |
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 18.811134 Long : 98.976711 |
Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 497546.13 N : 2079930.27 |
Place of artwork | In the exhibition hall |
History of production | No history appears, originally found at Wat Yang Guang, Chiang Mai Province. Later, it was brought to Wat Benchamabophit but does not appear in the history of Buddha statues around the balcony of Wat Benchamabophit because it is housed under a tree outside the balcony. Later, when the Chiang Mai National Museum was established, it was on display in the museum. It has forms that can determine the age in the 21st Buddhist century. |
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Production process | Bronze casting |
Size | 1.7 meters high |
Art | The Head of Phra Saen Swae resembles a mask. It has a round face, arched eyebrows, small look down eyes, slightly open mouth, knot jaw and big knot hairs. |
School | Chiang Mai - Lamphun |
Key academic information | The example of the largest Buddha image head in Lanna art. |
Notice | Although there is no record of the history, the form can be analyzed and it can determine that it has an art form like Phra Singh and the age of approximately 1457 years where it was the time when forming Phra Singh became the most popular. Nevertheless, the large Buddha statue should only be built by a high-powered monarch such as King Tilokaraj. Besides, during this reign there was also a making of a large Buddha image such as Phra Chao Kaeng Kom if Wat Sri Koet. Therefore, Phra Saen Swae may have been made during the reign of King Tilokaraj, early 21st Buddhist century. The word “Swae” in the northern Thai language means latch or bolt that is used to fasten or weld many materials together. The word “Saen Swae” therefore means a hundred thousand latch or bolt which are used to assemble various parts of the Buddha image together because this Buddha image is very huge. |
Period | Historical Period |
Art period | Lanna |
Age | 21st Buddhist Century |
Religion | Buddhism |
Sect | Theravada |
Religion and belief | Theravada |
Related artwork | 1. The Head of Phra Saen Swae at Hariphunchai National Museum, Lamphun is an example of a Buddha image head that looks exactly the same but it is much smaller in size. 2. Phra Chao Kao Tue of Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai province is another example of a large Buddha image in Lanna art But should be made after Phra Saen Swae. |
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 | 2016-05-15 |
Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
Bibliography | ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. พระพุทธรูปในประเทศไทย : รูปแบบ พัฒนาการ และความเชื่อของคนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ: ภาควิชาประวัติศาสตร์ศิลปะ คณะโบราณคดี มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2556. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์. “เศียรพระแสนแส้ : พระพุทธรูปที่ถูกตรึงพระโอษฐ์ในพิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ เชียงใหม่.” ศิลปวัฒนธรรม. 23, 9 (กรกฎาคม 2545), 142 – 144. H.R.H. Damrong Rajanubhab. “Wat Benchamabopit and its collection of Images of the Buddha”, JSS. Vol. I, Bangkok, 1954, pp. 243 – 248. |