Wat Jet Yod, Chiang Mai, Thailand
watercolour on Arches paper, 56 x 76cm
Its popular name, Wat Jet Yod, comes from the seven-spired chedi (Jet Yod = seven spired) in which are buried the ashes of King Tilokalaga. This king chose this site for a wat in 1455 and planted a bhodi tree, said to be taken from bhodi tree in Ceylon.
Wat Saen Fang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
watercolour on Arches paper, 56 x 76cm;
Another of Chiang Mai’s beautiful wats, this with a Burmese-style chedi built 14th century (though the present buildings date from the 19th century onward).
The Meeting Room Art Cafe
