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| Keywords: Thai - Walking Buddha - Walters 542765.jpg Freestanding images of the Buddha had not been made anywhere in Asia before they were created by Thai sculptors in Sukhothai in the 14th century What is the Buddha doing It is possible to imagine that he is descending from heaven where according to legend he preached to his deceased mother one rainy season Or he might be merely walking This is considered on of the four postures the others are sitting standing and reclining In the Thai language the walking Buddha is just called graceful lila century 15 brass cm 51 accession number 54 2765 36064 Private collection Kamphaeng Phaet Alexander B Griswold Monkton January 20 1951 presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1961 inv no 613 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 Eternal Presence Handprints and Footprints in Buddhist Art Katonah Museum of Art Katonah; Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu; Rubin Museum of Art New York 2004-2005 place of origin Kamphaeng Phet Thailand Walters Art Museum license Thai sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
