25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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A Kamasan painting with scene from the Bharatayudha
Bali, Indonesia, Late 19th/ early 20th century.
Also known as an Ider-Ider painting, of square form, decorated in polychrome pigments on linnen, depicting scenes from the Great War between the Pandawas and Korawas. The war is the culmination of the epic Bharatayudha, which retells the classic Mahabharata story in the Old Javanese kakawin verses, with specific Javanese and Balinese flavour. The painting follows many details of the written Bharatayudha version.
131 x 143 cm.
Sold for €130
Bali, Indonesia, Late 19th/ early 20th century.
Also known as an Ider-Ider painting, of square form, decorated in polychrome pigments on linnen, depicting scenes from the Great War between the Pandawas and Korawas. The war is the culmination of the epic Bharatayudha, which retells the classic Mahabharata story in the Old Javanese kakawin verses, with specific Javanese and Balinese flavour. The painting follows many details of the written Bharatayudha version.
131 x 143 cm.
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
