glass paintings; reverse glass; Chinese export art; Thai temples; Buddhist monasteries; Thai Buddhism; Rama III; King Nangklao; Third Reign; Sino-Siamese trade; Thai art; Samkok; Romance of the Three Kingdoms; Pearl River Delta
摘要
Reverse glass paintings, a form of Chinese export art, were extensively traded in the nineteenth century. Several examples are on display in prominent Thai Buddhist monasteries in Bangkok. King Nangklao of Siam, Rama III, encouraged Sino-Siamese trade that brought Chinese objects and images to nineteenth-century Siam. The ideals of accretion and abundance characteristic of Thai Buddhism and the sinophilia of Rama III facilitated the construction of "Chinese-style" Thai temples. Glass paintings with scenes of the Pearl River Delta, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, auspicious objects, and bird-and-flower compositions were installed in temples and inspired new directions in Thai mural painting.
目次
Abstract 153 KEYWORDS 153 Paintings in Reverse on Glass 154 Cultural Transfer and Relativization 157 The Patronage of King Nangklao 160 Glass Paintings of the Pearl River Delta and Romance of the Three Kingdoms 165 Glass Paintings and Image Transfer 170 Glass Paintings of Elegant and Auspicious Objects 173 Glass Paintings of Birds and Flowers 176 Accretion and Abundance 178 Thai Adaptationss of Chinese Glass Paintings 179 Notes 181
