POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century

Works from the Donald Friend Collection
Sydney
27 October 2013
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ARJUNAWIWAHA, IDER-IDER

POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century

pigment on European cotton cloth

24.0 x 673.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,160 (inc. BP) in Auction 31 - 27 October 2013, Sydney
Catalogue text

This cloth depicts scenes from the Arjunawiwaha, beginning with the arrival of Supraba at the palaceof the demon Niwatakawaca with instructions to seduce him. The style of this painting suggests it was produced in a village away from the centre of classical painting in Kamasan.