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ArchitectureWat Saen Stupa
This stupa is of genuine Lan Chang style. It consists of Bua Khao prom base that has continuously curving lion’ feets. This was inherited from Lion base (Singha base) in the middle Ayutthaya. The middle element is removed and the inverted and the overturned lotus bases meet each other. These lotus bases also flicking up to sooth witg the outer line of the base. The middle part is the angled lotus with a soothing outer line. This angled lotus is a distinctive feature of stupa in Lan Chang art appearing both in Luang Phra Bang and Vientiane schools of art.
SculptureBuddha Image at Wat Saen
Buddha Image in the Late Lan-Chang arts. The influence of Lanna Sukhothai arts had been transformed more into native Lanchang.
SculptureBuddha Image at Wat Si Boon Reung
The traits of the Artwork The Buddha Image of late Lan Xang Period. The influences of Sukhothai and Lanna Arts in Buddhist Arts seem to fade out and the Buddha Image seems to display the local style of Lan Xang more. Sukhothai’s flame-shaped aureole is still visible but the hair is smaller and sharper with the hairline. The eyes is narrower like the native style, the nose is bigger than the Sukhothai style.
