Kumanthong, the lucky “Golden Boy”

NameAmulet

CultureLanna

Datec. 1935

Place madeNakhon Pathom Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumChalkware, paint, lacquer

Dimensions1 5/8 × 13/16 × 11/16 in. (4.2 × 2 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2015.56.1

Object numberFA.2015.56.1

DescriptionSmall figure of a boy sitting cross-legged on platform base. Red, black, and gold pigment.

c. 1935

early 20th century

early-mid 20th century

José Olmos Workshop

ca. 1950

Yoshiwo UTSUNOMIYA II

2018

First Half of 20th Century

late 19th-early 20th Century

late 19th-early 20th Century

Artist not recorded

First Half of 20th Century

Artist not recorded

First Half of 20th Century

Darío Soteno Léon

1997

c. 1960