Description

Siam Large Bronze Statue of Praying/Greeting Lady

Early 19th Century large bronze statue

Depicting a standing Sawadee lady

Considered as a praying/greeting pose (stance)

Specifications

✓ Size : 70 cm height

✓ Square base of 15 cm x 10 cm high

✓ Weight : 3,850 KG

✓ Comes from a private collection

✓ With documentation + invoice from the US Gallery

✓ Overall excellent condition

Info on Siam art

Traditional Siam art, same as Thai art is primarily composed of Buddhist art and scenes from the Indian epics. Traditional sculptures almost exclusively depicts images of the Buddha, being very similar with the other styles from Southeast Asia, such as Khmer. Siam art was influenced by indigenous civilizations of the Mon and Khmer. By the Sukothai and Ayutthaya period, Siam and Thai art had developed into its own unique style and was later further influenced by the other Asian styles, mostly by Sri Lankan and Chinese.

Info on Sawadee

The literal translation of sawadee is greeting. It is therefore a general greeting form that can be used both at the reception and at the departure. For example, the translation of  ‘good morning’ to Siam and Thai language is ‘Sawadee thon chaaw’ and ‘goodbye’ is ‘sawadee khrap’ (for the man) and ‘sawadee kha’ (for the woman ).