Keywords: Thai - Seated Buddha in "Maravijaya" - Walters 542742.jpg This small image follows the Sihing iconography- gem radiance short mantle vajrasana right hand on the knee It has few if any of the stylistic qualities of the 15th-16th century manifestations of the Sihing however The treatment of the facial features may appear to have a folksy quality but nevertheless the sculptor is in control of the modeling and quite capable of deciding when a straighforwardly graceful curve is in order and when something more quirky is preferable century 18 19 Lan Na leaded arsenical bronze at knees cm 22 5 10 1 accession number 54 2742 38202 Thong Lo vendor Bangkok Alexander B Griswold Monkton January 28 1951 by purchase presented to the Breezewood Foundation 1965 inv no 542 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none place of origin Lan Na in present-day Thailand Walters Art Museum license Thai sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |