A LARGE TRADITIONAL TEMPLE PAINTING
Bali, early 20th century

98 x 164 cm

Painted in natural colours on fabric, the narrative scenes placed on two parallel levels divided from each other by a band of geometrical motifs, the compositions populated with human beings, deities and god, the scenery formed by trees, architectures, furnishings and various objects.

Provenance: the collection of a Dutch noblewoman lived in Indonesia, acquired before 1975.



This type of painting was usually placed in Balinese temples to serve as teaching tools of devotion. The subjects were usually inspired by epic poems such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, or purer Indonesian stories such as folktales and legends