Ta Reach Vishnu, Study II · Large Collector Edition
$895
Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia. 2021
Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Edition
Strictly limited to 7 prints + 2 Artist’s Proofs
Edition Number
This listing is for the first numbered print from the Large Collector Edition: 1/7
Medium
Hand-toned black-and-white archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Bamboo — a museum-grade fine art paper chosen for its quiet tactility and reverent depth, echoing the spirit of the temples.
Signature & Numbering
Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist on the border (recto)
Certificate of Authenticity
Accompanies every print
Image Size
28 x 28 inches (71.1 x 71.1 cm)
Ta Reach, the King of the Ancestors, is perhaps the most historically important and venerated statue in Cambodia. For more information please see my Journal article Vishnu, the Lord of Cambodia.
Of the myriad deities depicted in the temples of Angkor, this is perhaps the most historically important.
He is Vishnu Kambujendra, the Lord of Cambodia.Erected by Jayavarman VII in Angkor Wat, the great shrine of his cousin Suryavarman II, he symbolised the supreme being’s power, in the body of the Khmer king, to subjugate neighbouring countries and to crush rebellious princes.
Today he is known and venerated locally as Ta Reach, the King of the Ancestors.
Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Cambodia today, but ancestor worship and animism have always been, and continue to be, rooted deep in the world view of the Khmer people.