Only a small number of buddha images were cast during the first three reigns of the Chakri Dynasty. Many bronze statues of Sukhothai, U-thong and Ayutthaya periods were transported from the northen part of the country and were given to the temples in Bangkok. As for those created in the Ratanakosin style, they more or less followed the already decadent trend of Ayutthaya art. Crowned Buddha images were still popular and artists turned their attention to details of the ornaments rather than inner expression. In the reign of King Rama IV a new style of Buddha images was created as exemplified by Phra Nirantarai.