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A LARGE BALINESE TRADITIONAL TEMPLE PAINTING - early 20th century

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A LARGE BALINESE TRADITIONAL TEMPLE PAINTING
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: 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
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