Thai Wood Standing Buddha, Based

Slim, upright and bare of paint, with a few metal pins still visible.

Thai carvers made this standing Buddha of pine wood in the late 19th or early 20th century. Figures like this are commonly found in temples and home shrines in Thailand. The natural wood is pale and unpainted, with a long robe that falls in narrow carved folds and a hand held at the chest. A few small metal pins or fasteners protrude from the sides. The feet stand on a rounded lotus-like base, and the whole is set on a plain black block.

About 42 inches tall. Pale and standing at attention.