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Accession number
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1981-0676-0-PC
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Title
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TH
บัวสี่เหล่า (bua si lao)
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EN
Four lotuses
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Description
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A concrete poem which uses the words "human" (คน), "water" (น้ำ), and "mud" (เลน) as semantic motifs, with the word "human" representing lotuses at different stages of development—mired in the earth, submerged underwater, breaking the surface, fully emergent—alluding to the Buddhist metaphor for varying levels of enlightenment. Beneath the "mud" are another two rows of the repeated word "human" (คน).
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Inscriptions
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Titled "บัวสี่เหล่า" at the top right corner of the work. Signed and dated "1981" on the reverse.
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Dimensions with frame
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N/A
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Condition
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Foxing. Creases along the top edge at the top left and bottom right corners. Slight creases at the other corners. Faint fingerprints. Minor insect droppings. A small brown stain along the right edge.
1981-0675-0-PC
