Minneapolis Institute of Art

Buddhist Manuscript Box

Thailand

Date

c. 1850

Medium

Wood, lacquer, gold leaf (<I>lai rod nam<I>) technique

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Though the technique of combining gold and black lacquer was developed in China, it acquired distinctively Thai features during the Bangkok period (1782–present). Its appearance often resembled the complex mural paintings that adorned Thai temple walls, as well as temple and palace doors, windows, and furniture. The classic Bangkok style incorporated figural elements—as seen in the kneeling attendant figures here—into densely patterned designs of flowers, trees, and stylized foliage. Thailand, Asia

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