Some of the supreme pleasures of the Sang Thong mural are the opportunities taken by the mural artist to portray regional people in their native clothing. Here are Shan and Burmese officials detailed down to their leg tattoos reaching down just below their knees.
The author admits to some slight Photoshop magic used to create a clean border on the left.
Tender, intimate scenes of lovers flirting enliven the Sang Thong story.
There is a tremendous sensitivity to the fabric design on these two women, one with a golden fan and the other selling her wares from a pannier slung over her shoulder.
