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After becoming a trendsetter in Thai arts he renewed his appreciation of Thai traditional rod puppetry (hun krabok) which he studied in the 1970s with Cheun Sakunkaeo (b.1905), a traditional puppeteer. In 1982, Professor Chot Kalayanamit praised Chakrabhand for being recognized as one of the 52 master craftsmen in the past 200 years of the Rattanakosin era (1782-1982).

Ramakien (Ramayana, 1977) and Samkok (Tale of Three Kingdoms, 1982) were followed with more productions in 1990.

Chakrabhand Posayakrit is the author of The Vicereagal Puppets (Bangkok: Bangkok Printing House, l997), and was named a Thai National Artist in 2000. However, his contribution to Thai arts is far greater than just the body of his paintings.

Lyrics and scripts have had to be rewritten based on the original version. 70-80. 1, April-June 2012, p. Before long, enhancing the craft with his artistic talents, he had created a series of his own puppets. 81-86.

• Chakrabhand Posayakrit ha sido celebrado por sus contribuciones a la cultura y el arte tailandeses, con exposiciones que muestran sus pinturas, dibujos y títeres.
  

  Word of mouth spoke of the beauty of the puppets, the miracle of the dance, and the melodiousness of the songs that brought so much joy to those who watched.

   

  Passing the Torch

   

  Chakrabhand [photo: The Standard]

   

   

  The bad news came in 2009 when a developer wanted to erect a high-rise, 32-storey condominium right next to Chakrabhand’s home.

  Commenting on the quantity of his paintings, he once said: “I feel like I do it like a chicken lays eggs… and keeps laying eggs.”

  The women in Chakrabhand’s paintings are known for their delicate beauty whether they are drawn from literature, drama, or mythical creatures, such as the Kinnaree which is a Buddhist and Hindu mythical half-bird, half-human.

  As a result, the puppet’s new home will provide him with the space to treasure his collections and stage any shows, as and when he wishes. Concurrently, his research on the history of various puppets in Thailand was also published in a book form.

   

   

  A new challenge arose in 1988.

  The results can be seen in the beautiful puppets displayed at the Thaksina Phimuk Throne Hall in the Grand Palace nowadays.

   

  Taleng Phai Puppet Show

   

  Over the past two decades shortly after the Three Kingdoms puppet series in 1990, Chakrabhand devoted his time and strength to preparing the Taleng Phai puppet performance.

  He exhibited some of his own richly decorated figures that he was building for his Thai-Burmese epic at the Asia-Europe Puppet Festival held in Bangkok in 1998.

  Chakrabhand Posayakrit was commissioned to restore and catalogue the hun luang figures in the collection of the National Museum. But what has made him most famous are his unique and numerous works meshing traditional Thai art with modern aesthetics.

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