Statue
| Object Number: | 2005-10-13 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Thai Buddhist |
| Provenience: | Burma North Thailand |
| Date Made: | 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment Glass |
| Technique: | Inlaid Painted |
| Iconography: | Attendant Thepphanom Thephanom |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2005 |
| Other Number: | 25.162.1 - Other Number |
Description
Female attendant to the Buddha (thepphanom or thephanom, เทพนม) kneeling with her hands folded in front. Painted detail with glass inlay accents.The absence of gold leaf on the wood suggests a tribal origin, possibly Shan. One of a pair.
Bibliography:
| [Article] Lang, Stephen A., and White, Joyce C. 2008. "The Asian Section". Arts of Asia. Kowloon. Arts of Asia Publications, Ltd. Vol. 38. no. 5. pg. 96-110 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 108, Fig. 57 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Tingley, Nancy. 2003. Doris Duke: the Southeast Asian Art Collection.. New York. Foundation for Southeast Asian Art and Culture. ed. 1st. pg. 104 : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 20, fig. 10 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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