Standing crowned and bejeweled Buddha
Place of OriginThailand
Dateapprox. 1850-1900
MaterialsBrass with lacquer and gilding
DimensionsH. 70 in x W. 18 in x D. 18 in, H. 177.8 cm x W. 45.7 cm x D. 45.7 cm
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.5
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On viewLocationGallery 11
More InformationIn the nineteenth century, kings of Thailand commissioned large standing crowned and bejeweled Buddha images of the same type as this one, and with the hands in the same position. The royally commissioned images were set up surrounding the famous Emerald Buddha in the royal chapel in Bangkok, where they can still be seen. Their function was to commemorate specific deceased royal parents and other relatives, both male and female. Thus images like this one, which were made in large quantities in all sizes, were associated with honoring ancestors.
Subject
- Buddha
approx. 1700-1750
approx. 1100-1300
approx. 1750-1800
approx. 1860-1880
possibly 1895
approx. 1850-1900
approx. 1100-1150
approx. 1950-1975
1600-1700