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Chiang Saen Buddha Statue Seated on Boat 20"

Chiang Saen Buddha Statue Seated on Boat 20"
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Materials: Thai Brass

Total Height Including Base: 20 inches

Base Width & Depth: 17 x 6 inches

Weight: 30 pounds

Item # 55t36c

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  • The Chiang Saen style Buddha is sitting in the Earth Touching, Calling the Earth to Witness, or The victory over (Subduing) Mara position.  He sits with folded legs (right on top of the left).  The Chiang Saen style Buddha is seated on an interesting representation of a boat. The boat is decorated with flowing designs.  Each side comes up in a stylized point much like the royal boats that paddle on the river Choa Praya in Bangkok during royal river processions.   This Buddha is in the Chiang Saen or Lanna style.  The Chiang Saen or Lanna style (between 11th and 18th centuries A.D.) was influenced by the styles of the Khmer, Sukhothai, India, Burma and Sri Lanka.  The first thing one sees about this style is the orb shaped finial which looks like a lotus bud on the top of the head of the Buddha.   The face is round and smiling, with high curving highbrows, a hooked nose and mostly narrow lips.  The eyes are down cast as if in meditation.  The Buddha has a wealth of curls on his head which look like snail shells.  His earlobes are stretched.


  • Dust the piece as needed. If you would like the piece to shine use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or other natural oil to wipe down the statue.