1761 Rare Antique Phrabot Buddhist Art Temple Painting - Thai Rattanakosin

Outstanding Antique Phrabot Buddhist Art Temple Painting

Such temple paintings are impossible to find on sale commercially.

This one comes from an Australian collection and before that an old Japanese collection.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire one.

Description

An antique Thai temple scroll painting called 'Phrabot',

Rattanakosin School (1787-1910),

Watercolour & pigments highlighted with gold leaf on cotton cloth,

Late 19th century,

185 x 92 cm

The making of a phrabot had a deep religious motivation, embedded in the concept of earning merit, a key element of the Buddhist faith.  Through a phrabot, merit could be accumulated by sponsoring or donating it to a monastery, often during religious festivals. Most of the phrabot from earlier periods have been lost due to the fragility of the cloth and paint pigments, and the effects of a humid climate. The painting style of this phrabot is from the late Rattanakosin era (1787-1910), probably during the reigns of King Rama IV and V (1851-1910) which constituted the final classical period of the Rattanakosin School.

Creases and folds present. Some losses to the paint as can be seen in photos.
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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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