Chalermchai Kositpipat
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Chalermchai Kositpipat is a Thai visual artist. Primarily a painter known for his use of Buddhist imagery, Chalermchai's works have been exhibited worldwide.
Chalermchai at Wat Rong Khun in June 2021
Chalermchai's signature on his work at Wat Rong Khun
Prince Mahajanaka floated in the ocean for seven days before the goddess Manimekhala observed him in the water. An illustration for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's The Story of Mahajanaka created by Chalermchai Kositpipat.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any i
Chalermchai Kositpipat
…other artists, saying that what I was doing was not Thai art" he was quoted as saying in 1998. Eventually, his work became more accepted, with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej among his clients. One piece of his was sold for US$17,500 in 1998 at an auction of Thai art at Christie's Singapore. Another one of his pieces, Food…
Bhumibol in 1960
Bhumibol (right) with his brother, King Ananda Mahidol in 1938
Bhumibol during his monkhood, visiting the Government House to ask for alms on 31 October 1956. Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram is on the right.
The procession of the coronation in 1950