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Processional Miniature Throne (Busabok)

late 18th–early 19th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This busabok, which houses a chair resembling a Siamese coronation throne, sanctified the objects it contained during state and religious processions. The personal message sent by the Siamese monarch, Phra Narai, to Louis XIV was engraved on gold sheet, placed in a busabok like this one, and carried on a palanquin to the Hall of Mirrors. According to the king’s wishes, some fifteen hundred members of the French court, arranged according to rank, attended the ceremony.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Processional Miniature Throne (Busabok)
  • Date: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Culture: Thai, Bangkok
  • Medium: Wood with lacquer, inlaid mirrored glass, gold leaf
  • Dimensions: 34 1/16 × 11 5/8 × 13 11/16 in. (86.5 × 29.5 × 34.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: National Museum of Thailand, Bangkok (RS 147 [9939])
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts