The Ashwood Gallery, Bangkok.
Phra Mahagajjayana - The Happy Buddha in Gilt Bronze - Siam C19th.
Friday's walking tour ended just near the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, at a shopping complex housed in an old white stucco building, O P Place, which is home to a number of antique stores, including The Ashwood Gallery.
The first picture depicts one of the show areas in this large establishment, with a myriad selection of fine Asian antiques, including in one area, the Happy Buddha. Not shown is also a collection of Tibetan rugs, with either their tiger pattern, or the blue and white checkerboard pattern, items that are now appearing high on my "wish" list.
In the same area we chanced upon another shop, but regretted going in to look at items more closely. The owner collared us for about 30 minutes, and seemed impervious to our polite attempts to extricate ourselves; a "selling technique" that needs to be perfected perhaps. "Do come back anytime" is unlikely to be fulfilled.
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