POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century

pigment on European cotton cloth

24.0 x 673.0 cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - $4,000

Sold:
$2,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 179

Arjunawiwaha, Ider-Ider

POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century

lot details

Arjunawiwaha, Ider-Ider
POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century
pigment on European cotton cloth
24.0 x 673.0 cm

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.