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Golden Painting at the outer wall of Sim Wat Xiang Thong

Keywords : King Chetthathiraj , Sim, Wat Xiang Thong

Site common nameWat Xiang Thong
Type of artworkPainting
Village-
Province/CityLuang Prabang
StateLuang Prabang
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 19.8975
Long : 102.143056

History of productionAlthough Wat Xiang Thong was believed to be constructed during the reign of King Xai Xettha, the pavilion of the ordination hall seems to be of the later period. The golden mural on the wall of the pavilion is even later, datable to the 19th century A.D.
ArtIn Laotian art, nineteenth-century Luang Prabang school, the golden mural was very popular especially for the inner wall of several pavilions. However, the golden mural outer wall at Wat Xiang Thing is a rare case.
SchoolLuang Phra Bang
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age19th-20th century A.D
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and beliefThis picture exhibits the auspicious symbol of Purnaghata, or the vase of abundant. This symbol has been found from Indian art and still continues both in Lanna and Laotian schools. Flanking the door there are guardians holding peonies as the offerings to the Master who was enshrined inside the pavilion.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali