Buddha at the Moment of Victory

Description Both through the emphasis on horizontal elements and the use of striation (as in the band between the hair and the forehead), this striking image attempts to re-create some of ideals of classic Cambodian sculpture, which had earlier been widespread in central Thailand. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Thai Buddhists could choose to make an image following the ideals of the new Sukhothai style or one in a modified Cambodian style.

Exhibitions

• Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995.

Provenance Mr. Lamai, Kamphaeng Phet; acquired by Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland, January 20 1951 [1]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1992. [1] Presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 719

Credit Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992