Works from the Donald Friend Collection - 27 October 2013 | Sydney
Lot 179
Arjunawiwaha, Ider-Ider
POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century
pigment on European cotton cloth
24.0 x 673.0 cm
Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000
Lot sold: $2,160 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Arjunawiwaha, Ider-Ider POSSIBLY GIANYAR, BALI, early 20th century
pigment on European cotton cloth
24.0 x 673.0 cm
Catalogue text
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.