Revisited 'HongLuang SaengKaew Museum' ~ Wat Phra Kaew Chiang Rai - Thailand (part 2/2).

This beautiful Lanna-style temple Wat Phra Kaew also has a museum to visit. If you enjoy looking at antiques, I highly recommend it. You can pay respects to the Buddha for good fortune while also admiring the art. It’s a very enjoyable place, it offers a peaceful, serene, and shady atmosphere. It is very beautiful, and visitors to Chiang Rai should not miss the opportunity to come and worship or seek blessings. In part 2/2 we share more photos for the HongLuang SaengKaew Museum.

HongLuang SaengKaew Museum is a modern large two storey building made from dark wood contains a museum. The Lanna style building is decorated with golden colored panels on its facade and very ornate pediments over the doors in the eyebrow shape. The bargeboards on the roof over the entrance are shaped in the form of a huge Naga serpent. The museum displays artifacts from the Lanna era (1296 - 1558). The temple grounds are well kept and peaceful.

The past abbot statue venerated in shrine ~ Phra Putthiwong Wiwat (Wong Chanthalertmanaso).

The main altar inside the HongLuang SaengKaew Museum with center venerated Phra Buddha Sri ChiangRai, the style of Buddha Chiang Saen, this bronze image, covered with gold leaf, is seated in the position of Calling the Earth to Witness. Designed by Acharn Saner Nindej, it was commissioned in 2001 as the presiding Buddha image in the Hong Luang SaengKaew, the museum of Wat Phra Kaew. At back side is Tung Kradang. The sacred Tung Kradang in this museum depict the history of the Emerald Buddha, according to Lanna chronicles and include the creation of the Jade Buddha of Chiang to commemorate the history of the temple.

HongLuang Saengkaew Museum within the grounds established in 2006 has a host of historical, religious and Lanna artifacts. Many encased in glass cabinets but many to see around the ground and first floors. Displaying objects related to Lanna culture, such as marble Buddha images from Burma, Buddhist ritual implements, and folk tools. Photography is allowed in here, without using flash.

Fragment of an ancient Phra Buddha statue, believed to be part of the original stand.

Ancient artifact cultural items, banknotes and historical belongings  & portrait of King Rama V.

Jade Stone statue of Phra Chiang Saen image.

Phaya Luang (Pyinsarupa), it is typically composed of the physical attributes of five animals. An elephant, bullock, horse, white carp and tonaya (a mythical horned leodragon). This sacred specific item appears to be a gilded wooden sculpture stand.

Ancient magnificent bronze drum is known as frog drum or rain drum for ritual ceremonies built in the fifth century BC.

Ancient bronze statues with Buddha image in Lanna art.

The sacred Buddha in the Mara-vijaya posture, cast in bronze of Lanna Chiang Saen style.

Ancient collection statues of Lanna Art Buddha.

Ancient Lacquered Offering Bowl.

A bronze torso statue of Avalokiteshvara.

Spiral Lanna Art stand with Phra Buddha at top.

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