BALINESE KLUNGKLUNG COURTHOUSE PAINTINGSOUTHWEST ASIA/INDONESIA SOUTHERN BALI , KLUNGKLUNGDESCRIPTION: LARGE POLYCHROMATIC OIL PAINTING. ITI IS ONE PANEL FROM A WALL OF A 17TH CENTURY BALINESE “COURTHOUSE” LOOTED BY DUTCH CONQUERORS. NOTE THE SWORD CUTS AROUND THE SIDES. IT IS A VERY DETAILED PAINTING OF MANY FIGURES IN A STYLISTIC CONTEST DEPICTING THE THEME, “CRIME/SIN AND PUNISHMENT”. THIS PIECEMARKS THE TRANSITION FROM ANCIENT DEMONOLOGY TO A MODERN JURISPRUDENCE SYSTEM. 350+ YRS OLD A large storytelling painting from Bali, sectioned into a few parts which depict the transformation of people in Bali from war to peace.H:45in(114cm) W:90in(228cm)