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Mural at Wat Pa Huak

Keywords : Buddha, Chinese art , Rattanakosin art, Wat Pa Huak

Site common nameWat Pa Huak
Type of artworkPainting
Village-
Province/CityLuang Prabang
StateLuang Prabang
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree
Lat : 19.399444
Long : 102.136389

History of production

Luang Phra Bang art during 24-25 centuries BE. was hugely influenced by Rattanakosin art. However, it should be noted that the fact that some royal members of Luang Phra Bang dynasty used to live in Bangkok might have the reason for a big influence of Rattankosin art in thsi area.

Art

The painting here is very special because there is an addition of Chinese people picture into the traditional Thai painting. This is different from that in Bangkok. These Chinese people include men and women and the clothing clearly represent the national identity. However, it should be noted that there was a strong connection between Thailand and China in the reign of King Rama III. Such an influence might have expanded to Luang Phra Bang, too.

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 creation2015-05-01
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali