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Dvarapala: Golden Painting at the inner wall of Sim Wat Xiang Thong

Keywords : Thawarabal, 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 Chiang Khong temple was built since the reign of King Chetthathiraj between 21-22 centuries BE. Sim at Chiang Khong temple may be dated around 23-24 centuries BE. The golden painting and the glass decoration may be dated around 25 century BE.
ArtIn Lan Chang Art of Luang Phra Bang school around 25 century BE., the golden painting was very popular. It was mostly decorated inside the building. At the front of Chiang Khong temple, there is a picture of gods honouring the very beautiful Chedi Julamanee. At the side wall of the entrance, there are “gatekeepers”. These keepers hold large Paeonia flowers representing the worship of the “Lord Buddha” who resides in the building. The Paeonia flower is a Chinese flower featuring in Lanna and Lan Chang arts.
SchoolLuang Phra Bang
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age25 century BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali