Antique Northern Thai Folk Art Wooden Buddha, circa 1900

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Antique Northern Thai Folk Art Wooden Buddha, circa 1900

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About A Northern Thailand wooden Folk Art Buddha seated on a block base with inset glass squares on the front and dedicatory script written on the back. All covered in gold leaf and red and black lacquer base. Provenance: Previously part of Sylvia Fraser-Lu's collection. Creator: Northern Thai (Lan Na). Date of manufacture: circa 1900. Materials and techniques: Wood, gold leaf, paint, glass. Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Erosion on the underside. Dimensions: H 25.5 in. x W 7.5 in. x D 5 in. History Sylvia Fraser-Lu Born in Invercargill New Zealand where she also obtained her MA in history from Otago University and a Diploma in Teaching from Dunedin Teachers’ College. In 1967 she joined Volunteer Service Abroad (New Zealand Peace Corps) and served for two years as a teacher in a newly established government secondary school in Kuching, Sarawak. It was there that she became interested in Asian art and culture. The following three years (1968-71) were spent teaching English and studying Mandarin Chinese at Nanyang University in Singapore. After a year of teaching modern Chinese history at St. Stephens’ Girl’s College in Hong Kong, she was sent to Beijing in 1973-74 to assist in the opening of the New Zealand Embassy . After a further two years of teaching History at Island School in Hong Kong, she moved to Taiwan where she continued her studies in Chinese art and culture and began writing on Asian arts and crafts for publications such as Arts of Asia, Oriental Art, Sawaddi and Asia Magazine. Shortly after her marriage to George Lu, a U.S. Foreign Service career officer, the Lus were assigned to Burma for three years (1977-80). While serving as Principal of the International School, Rangoon, Mrs. Lu spent all of her spare time researching and collecting material on Burmese art, which culminated in numerous articles and a book entitled “Burmese Lacquerware”. After being reassigned to Bangkok she was appointed elementary principal at ISB (International School, Bangkok), a position she held for four years before moving to Japan in 1986. At this time Mrs. Lu was serving as series advisor for Oxford University Press’ “Images of Asia” while working full time on publications such as “Indonesian Batik: Processes, Patterns and Places”, “Southeast Asian Silverware”, and “Handwoven Textiles of South-East Asia”. Upon her husbands retirement to the United States, Mrs. Lu continued her research and writing further publishing “Burmese Crafts: Past and Present”, “Splendour in Wood: The Buddhist Monasteries of Burma” and “Buddhist Art of Myanmar”. Sylvia and her late husband George enjoyed their extensive travels throughout Asia and shared a collecting passion for antique objects of Burmese and Chinese origins. She currently lectures and presents papers on various subjects pertaining to Southeast Asian arts and crafts at major museums and universities in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

Dimensions:
Height: 25.25 in (64.14 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Style:
Rustic (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Gold Leaf,Paint,Wood
Place of Origin:
Thailand
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1900
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages.
Seller Location:
San Francisco, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1280216978462