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Munsterberg, The Art of India and Southeast Asia, New York, Abrams, 1970, p.224.\r\nEnzyklopadie der Weltkunst, Die Kunst Asiens, Holle, p.4554\r\n\r\n\r\nClarke, John: Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, \"The Buddha image in Asia: Phase One of the Robert  H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art\", p.118, pl. 10."}],"production":"North central Thailand, Ayutthaya period.","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Buddha Shakyamuni\r\n1475–1525\r\nAyutthaya, Thailand\r\nGilded copper with coloured glass\r\nIn Theravada Buddhism there is an emphasis on the\r\nBuddha Shakyamuni. This type of standing figure was\r\npopular in Thai and Burmese art. The Buddha stands\r\nwith his right hand raised in the gesture of giving\r\nfreedom from fear (abhaya mudra). The figure was\r\nmade in Ayutthaya, then the wealthy and cosmopolitan\r\ncapital of Thailand.\r\nPurchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the National Heritage\r\nLottery Fund and the Henry Moore Foundation\r\nMuseum no. IS.11-1996\r\n1475–1525","date":{"text":"1/4/2009","earliest":"2009-04-01","latest":"2009-04-01"}},{"text":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}},{"text":"Standing Buddha\r\n1400–1600\r\nThe Buddha stands with his right hand raised in the\r\ngesture of granting freedom from fear (abhaya mudra).\r\nThis symbolises divine protection being given to the\r\nworshipper. The lotus on which he stands represents his\r\npurity and that of his teachings. The figure was made in\r\nthe former capital Ayutthaya at the height of the Thai\r\nkingdom’s power and prosperity. 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