Books on mural painting in Thailand have tended to focus on works commissioned by royalty or other elites from the centers of power. This volume is the first to examine a vibrant sub-school of painting from the rural heartland of the Northeastern Region, also known as Isan. It is a multifaceted and empathetic study of these lovely and lively paintings, and will appeal to anyone interested in the Mekong Region as well as to scholars of art history, Buddhism, and anthropology in Southeast Asia.

This volume is the first to examine a vibrant sub-school of painting from the rural heartland of the Northeastern Region, also known as Isan.

About the Author

Bonnie Pacala Brereton is an American art historian and Buddhist studies scholar who specializes in vernacular forms of cultural expression in Thailand's peripheral regions. Somroay Yencheuy grew up in a silk-weaving village in Khon Kaen and has written extensively in Thai on Isan art, literature, shadow play, and traditional material culture.

Book Information
ISBN 9786169005315
Author Bonnie Pacala Brereton
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Silkworm Books
Publisher Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Weight(grams) 408g