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The above LP Boon wood-carved Nangkwak has less carving details but splendor with paint. Its surface is very dry and the paint in some areas are flaked off due to its oldness. Dimensions: 6.5 x 15 cm.
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This Nangkwak is wholly and skillfully carved and brushed with colors. Dimensions: Front Width 7.7 cm,  Side Width 9.8 cm, Height 14 cm.
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The curved arm is classic style called  Kaen On ( Kaen = arm, On = Soft ) Carved armlet on the upper arm.
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The wood surface is dry and pale with age. The calling hand was skillfully carved.
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Even the foot was also skillfully carved.  The lower back view, please notice the pleated cloth.
Professional, High-Leveled Collection
The Great Top Nangkwak of
LP Boon, Wat Klang Bangkaew
The above items are top wood-carved Nangkwak made and blessed by Luang Poo Boon, Wat Klang Bangkaew, Nakonpathom Province. The age of the two top pieces are around 80 years. They are top of all table-sized Nangkwak due to the creation of the old-time Great Guru, their oldness, and uncountable efficacious experiences for wealth and fortune. So, they are beautiful, ideal Nangkwak wanted by most classic, high-leveled collectors.  Apart from wood-carved Nangkwak of both table size and mini statue, LP Boon also made a little amount of ivory- tusk-carved mini statue Nangkwak for neck hanging. So, it's very difficult to find an original authentic piece of the Nangkwak of this kind.

Due to its most popular and top of all Nangkwaks, the LP Boon's Nangkwak is rather expensive. A small size of one-inch width start with nearly 10,000 Baht . Every additional width in inch will plus many more thousands. So, not many people can afford it, meanwhile there are a lot of fakes. Collectors who are not acquainted with them may easily be cheated with those fakes.     

LP Boon was a pre-war great Guru. He is worshipped as one of Thailand's greatest Gurus. He practiced advanced Dhamma and respected by many Gurus in old times, such as LP Chaem of Wat Takong, LP Dha of Wat Paniang Taek, Chao Khun Phrom of Wat Kalya, LP Hoi of Wat Homkled, LP Roong of Wat Thakrabua, LP Noi of Wat SisaThong, LP Ngoen of Wat Don YaiHom, LP Noi of Wat Dhammasala, and LP Oii of Wat Xai. And even the Supreme Patriarch Somdej Phra Sangkharaj(Pae) of Wat Suthat also respected him.

He had mind miracle called "JetroPariyaYana" that could detect anyone's mind. He finished an important Mantra named Maha Chinda Manee Mantra. It's the Maha Metta Katha. Anyone who chant the Katha with great Smadhi will call fishes and all beings including Metta, Wealth and Fortune to come. He made many ten Phims (mold) of amulets with different materials, such as herbal, baked clay, bronze, silver, copper and lead/tin, etc. All of his amulets have long-year experiences of great efficacies.

LP Boon was a Chinese descendant, his father name was Seng while his mother Lim. He was born in B.E.2391, ordained a monkhood in B.E.2412, and passed away in B.E.2478 at the age of 87.       

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