Relief Panel
Sculpture
14th century (made)
14th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This stone panel carved shallow relief depicts scenes of everyday like: a woman approaching a stream holds the folds of her skirt (sarong), while servants carrying baskets wade through the water ahead of her; the landscape elements appear as curling foliage. The panle is bordered by two bands of alternating 'eye' and flower motifs. The fragmentary panel probably adorned a temple or secular building in East Java, Indonesia. The stylisation of the human figures, and particularly the frontal treatment of their borides with the heads in three-quarter profile, is a convention preserved to this day in the shadow puppets (wayang kulit) of Java and Bali.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Relief Panel (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stone relief carving |
| Brief description | Stone relief panel sculpture, Majapahit style, East Java, Indonesia, ca. 14th century |
| Physical description | This stone panel carved shallow relief depicts scenes of everyday like: a woman approaching a stream holds the folds of her skirt (sarong), while servants carrying baskets wade through the water ahead of her; the landscape elements appear as curling foliage. The panle is bordered by two bands of alternating 'eye' and flower motifs. The fragmentary panel probably adorned a temple or secular building in East Java, Indonesia. The stylisation of the human figures, and particularly the frontal treatment of their borides with the heads in three-quarter profile, is a convention preserved to this day in the shadow puppets (wayang kulit) of Java and Bali. |
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| Object history | Bought from Spink & Son for £4600. in 1989. from Dutch Collector, Mrs. Hubberling of Rotterdam who inherited from her father who was a civil servant in Java in the 1930's. |
| Production | East Java, Indonesia |
| Bibliographic reference | J.Boisselier, Majapahit, Paris, Beurdeley & Cie, 1990.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.12-1989 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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