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The early Lanna classic was greatly influenced by interaction with the Sukhothai kingdom during the first half of the fourteenth century. Thus, they are called Northern Sukhothai type.

The Lanna kingdom found its own voice during the High Classic period which from about the mid-fourteenth century to the first quarter of the sixteenth. The first Lanna dated images of the Buddha are the 1465 Chiang Man standing Buddha in Thai Yuan style and the 1470 Kalakot seated Phra Singh.

The Golden Age of Lanna saw superb Buddha images cast in the Phra Singh, Thai Ping, Thai Yuan and Mixed types, all indigenous to Lanna. The Lanna standing images called Phra Yuen. They combine a uniquely Northern blend of iconography and style.

The High Classic period was followed by a Late classic phase, lasting until the middle of the sixteenth century in Chiang mai but later in the provinces. During the Late Classic years, the generative Lanna types gradually changed into more provincial versions.


Data Reference: Carol Stratton
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The Lanna Art demonstrates the continuation with the art before the Lanna Period or "Chiang Saen". The art in this period started its formation since the time of King Meng Rai the Great, who was the 25th king of the Lao Dynasty in 1261 AD. The city of Nopburi Sri Nakhon Ping Chiang Mai was the capital in 1296 AD. The study in the field of art history reveals that the Lanna Art can be divided into 4 periods. They are 1st Period-the Establishment of the Kingdom (1261-1355 AD), 2nd Period-the Prosperity of the Kingdom (1355-1547 AD), 3rd Period-the Burmese Colonial State (1558-1774 AD) and 4th Period-the Thai Colonial State (1774-1939 AD).


The upper northern area of Thailand is the center of different families of artisans, which has been affected by the political and environmental realms. Thus, the Lanna Art can be divided into the following artisan families:

1. The artisan family from the capital of Chiang Mai
(13th-20th centuries AD),

2. The Chiang Saen artisan family of Lanna period
(14th-18th centuries AD),

3. The Chai Prakarn and Fang artisan families
(15th-18th centuries AD),

4. The Nan artisan family (14th-19th centuries AD),

    
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Thai Yuan: Scared Buddha,
Way Chedi Luang,Chiang Mai,
Lare 15 th-early 16 th C.

5. The Haripunchai Artisan family of Lanna period
(14th-18th centuries AD),

6. The Phrae and Lampang artisan families
(15th -18th centuries AD) and

7. The Phayao artisan family (15th-18th centuries AD),

Therefore, the Lanna Art, the northern art of Thailand, is relatively difficult to classify in comparison with the arts from different smaller kingdoms within the Thai Kingdom.