Buddha Shakyamuni

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Buddha Shakyamuni

Laos or Northern Thailand, dated 1890
Sculpture
Copper alloy inlaid with rock crystal and obsidian
25 7/8 x 12 1/2 x 9 in. (65.72 x 31.75 x 22.86 cm)
Gift of Michael Phillips (M.80.228.2)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

The dedicatory inscription on the base of this Buddha image is written in the Tham alphabet and is in the Thai Yuan and Pali languages. In Thai Yuan: ...
The dedicatory inscription on the base of this Buddha image is written in the Tham alphabet and is in the Thai Yuan and Pali languages. In Thai Yuan: "In the year Chalu, Ekasok, (this image) was made, on a Friday, month 4, 9th night of the waning moon, 2432 (years after the Nibbana [nirvana] of) the Buddha (Friday, March 14th, 1890). Luang Phakdi, his wife and family had the greatest faith (in the teachings of the Buddha) and so they made this Buddha image and gave it to the religion for its 5000 years (of existence)" In Pali: "May (the merit resulting from our making this image) be a means for us to reach Nibbana." 　 　
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Bibliography

  • Brown, Robert L. Southeast Asian Art at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. Accessed June 25, 2024. http://seasian.catalog.lacma.org/.

  • Brown, Robert L. Southeast Asian Art at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. Accessed June 25, 2024. http://seasian.catalog.lacma.org/.

  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
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