Minneapolis Institute of Art
Buddhist Manuscript Box
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- Date
- c. 1850
- Medium
- Wood, lacquer, gold leaf (<i>lai rod nam<i>) technique
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 13140
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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- Credit line
- The Alan and Dena Naylor Southeast Asian Art Fund
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