Thai Wood Standing Buddha, Based

Bare pine, a bit of red at the chest, and an unhurried stance.

Thai carvers made this standing Buddha in pine wood in the late 19th or early 20th century. Standing Buddhas are commonly made as devotional images in Thailand. The figure stands upright on a black base, wearing a close robe carved with vertical folds and a topknot on its head. A few traces of red pigment remain at the chest, and small metal pins or nails stick out here and there. The wood is bleached and cracked, a pale natural color, with pitted areas near the bottom.

About 28 inches tall. Silent, bare, and plainly dignified.