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Works from the Donald Friend Collection - 27 October 2013  |  Sydney

Lot 187
Ramayana, Tabing
BALI, 1930s

pigment on European cotton cloth

139.0 x 147.0 cm



Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000




Lot Details

Description

Ramayana, Tabing BALI, 1930s

pigment on European cotton cloth

139.0 x 147.0 cm

Catalogue text

The top scene of the painting shows Rama and Laksmana with Jatayu shooting arrows at Rawana. On thebottom left Laksmana has been hit by Rawana's arrow and is healed by Wibisana with a herb collected by Hanoman, the white monkey. On the bottom right Rama uses Indra's arrow to shoot Rawana in his chariot. Tabingare roughly-square cloths most often hung over the wooden backboards of offering platforms.