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PaintingPhra Bot of Wat Dok Ngeun
This Phra Bot tells the story of Lord Buddha descending from the Dao Deung (Tavatimsa) Heaven to Sangkasa city. There were many colors used; green, blue, red, white, yellow and black. It was gilded only at the Lord Buddha. It was divided into four parts, the top part is the Dao Deung Heaven showing pictures of Devas (angels) paying respect with Parichart Trees, Chulamanee chedi and two vimans. The second floor is the picture of a large Buddha, descending from the crystal stairways with both the sun and the moon flanking. The third floor displays the surrounding atmosphere in Sangkasa. At the bottom one is a picture of water, the Nagas and Human beings with the background of Montharop flowers with inscriptions in various positions
PaintingThe mural painting in Vihara Nam Tam
The style of painting in Nam Tam Vihara featured red, green, yellow, black and white, with the prominent people figures dressed in Burmese style, while the common villagers dressed in the folk Lanna and Burmese styles. The landscape paintings used the curve line to divide the picture. There are Lanna alphabet inscriptions on the story of Indra and Samavadee. There is a painting of Triphum story which is displayed as a pole in the middle of Indra's Prasat in heaven with the sun and the moon revolving around it.
SculpturePhra Chao Kaeng Kom
This Buddha image sit in a half-lotus seat and shows subduing mara posture. It has a square face, eyes looked straight, thick lips, stacked lips, hairline, small knot hairs, high flame halo, streaky ends large sanghati reaching belly, right hand placed at the center of the shin, unequal length fingers, thumb that separate from other fingers and prominent shin.
SculpturePhra Chao Kao Tue
This Buddha image sits on a half-lotus seat on a neat base displaying the Subduing Mara posture. It has an oval face, small knotted hairs, high ushnisha, high flaming halo, narrowed eyes looking downward, mouth slightly parted, knot jaw, symmetrical body, oblique robe, and large split ends centipede fang shaped sanghati reaching belly.
SculpturePhra Chao Lantong
This Buddha image is seated in the full-lotus seat on a supine lotus base with large petals and lotus stamens. It displays the Subduing Mara posture. It has a small oval face, small knotted hairs, flaming halo, narrow forehead, little mouth and the groove on the sides with a delicate body and large split ends centipede fang shaped sangha. It was enshrined within Ku Prasart.
SculptureThe Ku Phra Chao Lan Tong
The Ku Phra Chao Lan Tong has a base consisting of two lotus bases overlapping in the Yok Gej plan without Look Kaew Ok Kai. The bottom was added to decorate the Lanna stucco pattern, including flowers, leaves, and animal pictures inserted. Ruen That is a square room with three corners on each side. There is a Yok Gej in two corner arch, and each corner has a decorative pattern. Ruen That has a lotus base at the bottom and a lotus tiara on the top. There is a Phra Chao Lan Tong house inside with f a line angel’s decoration in the arch. Ruen That is a combination of a stacked floor and sloping roofs, which are popular styles in Lanna art.
ArchitectureSim
This Sim is a large Sim with a high base that leans forward. There is a porch at the front and the pediment is decorated with curving wooded pieces. There is just one tier of roof and the decoration is of Rattanakosin art. However, there is still Naga in the decoration and the edge of the roof is decorated with gable apex or Sattaburiphan.
SculpturePhra Lao Thepnimit
This Buddha image is in seating posture and a subduing Mara attitude. It has small hair buds, large and tall flame-like halo, sharp face, clear face lines, straight-looking eyes, hook-shape nose, curvy ears and smiling mouth of Lanchang style and thick lips. The monastic cloth splits and extends to the abdomen. The fingers are of the same length.
