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Pra Chao Ong Tue

Keywords : King Chetthathiraj , Wat Ong Tue

Site common nameWat Ong Tue
Type of artworkSculpture
Village-
Province/CityVieng Chan
StateVientiane
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 17.965278
Long : 102.603611

History of productionThe legend goes that this Buddha image was casted by the order of King Xai Xettha with the tons of metals. According to traditional Laotian measurement system, 1 Tue is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms. Because this Buddha is very heavy, the Buddha is called Ong Tue.
ArtThis Buddha image bears the characteristic of King Xai Xettha styles. The Sukhothai and Lanna influence is noticeable from the oval face and the flame on the top of the chignon. The Buddha wears the one-shoulder-covered robe, sitting in Maravijaya gesture on the lotus ring. The influences from Sukhothai, Ayutthaya and Lanna art are quite obvious as there were the close connection between Laos andThailand during the reign of Xai Xettha.
SchoolVientiane
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLanchang
Age16th-17th century A.D.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

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