The Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand by Carol StrattonLan Na's Buddhist Sculpture
The art of the Northern kingdoms of Thailand was Buddhist, and the Buddha image was at its core. These images were created not only as contemporary reminders of Gautama Buddha, but were in themselves objects of respect and intense veneration. The purpose of traditional Buddhist art was not to delight the eye or "decorate", but to remind, enlighten, and instruct.
This volume shows that Lan Na sculpture is an enormous body of work beginning with the Mon-Hariphunchai period of the eleventh century, through the Classic period of Lan Nas Golden Age in the fifteenth century, up until Lan Nas integration into the rest of Thailand. It is a tradition of surprising diversity positioned alongside the other great Southeast Asian art traditions--the Dvaravati and Sukhothai in Thailand, the Pagan in Burma, and the Khmer in Cambodia.
Hard Cover
Large Format
Silkworm Books
2004 Chiang Mai
430 pages
ISBN 9747551632 For delivery in Thailand please go to
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