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SculpturePhra Mahajanaka Buddha
The Buddha Image is placed on top of the plaster base in the Subduing Mara gesture. The body is covered by the the flowered yellow robe with other decorations such as the multi-tiered conical diadem crown similar to Phra Maha Phichai Mongkut featuring 3-tier of diadem, each tier is decorated with moving flowers, the ear gears, necklace, rings, armlaces, pahurats, and sandals. The face is in the calm emotion, eyes down, curvy eyebrows, little smile at the mouth. Overall, the statue reflected the art traits of Rattanakosin arts.
SculptureThe crown-topped Busabok Pulpit
The crown-topped Busabok is consist of the base, the middle part and the top part. The base is in the Singha style with additional corners with the large piece of wood in the front for the monk to get to the pulpit. The middle part is penetrated with the recessing corners (12-piece) at all four corners. The top part of Busabok has the details similar to the details of Phra Maha Pichai Mongkut (Great Crown of Victory, the Coronation crown of Thailand) featuring the 3-tier of diadem, each tier is decorated with moving flowers. Above it is the funnel.
PaintingThe Painting of the Royal 12-month Ceremonies
The powder-color painting used the western techniques that taking into account the principles of visualization which make the paintings seems dimensional both farway and close-up. The pictures of the buildings within the palace is used as the background while the people’s households, the costumes of the people, military men, the nobilities and the villagers are in line with the contemporary style of the period.
PaintingThe Wall Painting of Wat Kong Kha Ram
The Wall Painting of the Ubosot of Wat Kongkaram has the composition that similar to the artwork in Bangkok during the reign of King Nangklao. At the back of the Principle Buddha is the Buddhist Cosmology while the opposite side of the Buddha Image is the painting of the “Defying Mara” part of Lord Buddha’s life. The Wall between the 2 windows painted with the Mahanipata Jataka (Last 10 jataka). The area above the windows is the depiction of Lord Buddha’s life. The gates were painted with the pictures the Guardians subduing Maras. The characters from Buddhist Cosmology such as Bodhisattvas, God Indra, and other devas (angels) are depicted in the traditional Thai art positions. Other human characters like slodiers and villagers are depicted in the natural realistic positions. The pictures of the palace, forts and walls are depicted realistically using the grey line to separate some parts of the story but mostly used the bush, trees, and stones as the natural partition of the story.
PaintingThe Wall Painting of The Pilgrimage to Phra Phutthabat, Saraburi
The powder color-painting depicted the Phra Phutthabat Mondop in the middle of the wall surrounding by other buildings and constructions in the temple. Under the Mondop is the depiction of people visiting the place by various methods such as by foot, by boat or by animal-drawn carriage. The people visiting Phra Phutthabat including both monks and villagers. The painting used the western-style technique of coloring with realistic shading and dimensions. Each parts used the bushes to separate them and to make the path for people to follow to the Mondop. The colors of the sky, clouds, and trees are realistic as in nature.
ArchitectureWat Chalerm Phra Kiat
The Ubosot and the Vihara both are on the rectangular bases while the walls are made of brick and mortar. The Ubosot is larger than the Vihara, surrounded by Semas in 8 directions. Both buildings are of Chinese style of architecture which was the King’s favorite style of art. The architecture style of both buildings are similar to each other with squared Sao Palai (Thai style column)decorated with lotus on the top of the pillars surrounded the building without Kan Tuay (corbel), the roof is stacked up porcelains while the flat triangular Na Ban (tympanum) reflected the Chinese influence with the flowers and leaves decoration. The frame of Na Ban is decorated with Naga’s heads.
SculptureKhantharrath Buddha image
Imitated Khantharrath art Buddha image, standing in Rainfull gestures, look up, the right hand is in the signal for the rain gestures, left hand placed on the leg to receive rain. The face has a Greek-Roman gods style. Tie hair, no halo. The body shows human muscles. Wear the oblique thick streaks robe. Stand on the lotus above the top of staircase of BokKoranee Pool. There is a railing nearby decorate with Goddess of Land squeeze the hair and Naga man which means water and abundance.
ArchitectureUbosot Wat Phra Si Mahathat Bang Khen
Concrete ubosot. Tetrahedron plan. western porch enshrined main Buddha image. Northern and southern porches are lined with cloister in square plan around the ubosot. The roof is covered with glazed tiles. Decorated the gable frame with gable apex, ฺBai-ra-gaa(toothlike ridges on the sloping edges of a gable) Haghgss, and Naga structure. It has a concrete structure. Each gable is decorated with simple Thai motifs doesn’t emphasize on delicacy.
