In the exhibition entitled "The Arts of Thailand", which recently completed a tour of the United States and which will later be seen in Europe, there's a bronze image of the standing Buddha wearing the crown of royalty. The image which is 1.87 m. high and belongs to the Monastery of the Fifth King (Pencamapabitra), Bangkok, is of unknown provenance; and until recently its date was a matter of doubt. Though crowned Buddhas are rare in Sukhothai art, it is clearly a work of that school. We can be sure from the face, the suave modeling, and especially the ‘hallmark’ in the form of the little hooks at the lower coners of the robe. The figure ought to be dated in the 15th century, a time when Sukhothai had already lost its political independence (to Ayutthaya), but not its artistic inspiration.