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Thai Arts Music
Since ancient times, the Thai people have known how to make musical instruments or to copy the patterns of others and adapt them to their own uses. In fact, there are several kinds of musical instruments which the Thais apparently devised before they came in contact with the culture of India, which was widespread in Southeast Asia before
Thai Arts Nielloware
The art of khruang thom, as the thais call nielloware, is believed to have come to the country during the Ayutthaya period. The precise origin is uncertain; some scholars say it came from China, while others give Persia as the source. In any case, it became a major craft in southern Thailand, particularly in Nakhon Si Thammarat, and is
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With Siam, as Thailand was then called, are thought by some to have introduced the art of making decorative nielloware crafts. Others believe that Indian traders transmitted knowledge of the technique The South of Thailand has its own interesting mix of cultures, quite different from other parts of the country. The crafts there reflect the infusion of styles from Malaysia, India and China. Among
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Rattanakosin to Contemporary Era The present era, known as the Rattanakosin, or Bangkok, period, has seen a revival of many of the crafts which had attained their peak of artisanship during the Ayutthaya period. Some crafts, such as the weaving of silk, declined in the face of western imports, and were not revived until after the Second World War. The practical, domestic crafts, like basket weaving,
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Rattanakosin Late 18th Century to present It should be noted, however, that for some Thai arts in particular sculpture, the actual dates of the Khmer and Lanna historical periods are often Religious Architecture Essentially, there are five different historical periods where significant changes can be seen in the various religious architecture styles. Although such styles were generally concentrated
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Observing Mural Paintings Not every wall in the temple is adorned with mural paintings. They are usually found on the interior walls of the temple's ordination halls bot and assembly halls viharn They were painted in solid color without the use of perspective or shading. The murals were used by monks as teaching aids and also for the purposes of meditation. Actually, there are certain patterns
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Traditional Architecture Northern Houses There are a number of features that differentiate the typical northern style house from those in other regions of the country, but the most obvious is the use of the highly visible plain or highly decorative roof kalae. The kalae is the diagonal cross feature located on the roof at each gable end of most houses. Another, but not so obvious feature, is
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Thai Classical Music Little evidence exists of early Thai music. Written records and annals were often destroyed during times of war. Scant records are to be found over a period of more than a thousand years. Some songs of the Sukhothai period are still sung to this day, however, such as the phleng thep thong In the past, Thai musicians received lessons by listening to their teachers. Learning
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