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Procession to a Monkey Temple
Details
Ida Bagus Made Widja (Batuan, 1912-1992)
Procession to a Monkey Temple
Wash technique and watercolour on paper (manufacturer's mark: 'Saturn'), black ink framing lines, framed and glazed.
56.5 x 50 cm.
Rudolf Bonnet inscribed in the lower left margin what is probably his interpretation of the subject: 'Durma enzijn vader Raja Pala, die berlapa zit'. As Dr. A. Vickers suggests, it is quite possible that the subject concerns a story other than the Rajapala. A line of men carry a flaming beaker and with it umbrellas and spears which make up the ritual accoutrements for a temple festival. They are winding their way through the forest towards a temple, where there are large numbers of monkeys. In Bali there are a number of 'monkey temples', most famously Sangeh in Mengwi.
The artist was a member of the Pita Maha artists' association and is also known as Ida Bagus Malen. He is among the main painters of the Geria Pacung, the Siwaite priestly house of Batuan. Also with inscriptions in Balinese and Dutch on the reverse.
See also the List of Exhibitions in this catalogue.
Procession to a Monkey Temple
Wash technique and watercolour on paper (manufacturer's mark: 'Saturn'), black ink framing lines, framed and glazed.
56.5 x 50 cm.
Rudolf Bonnet inscribed in the lower left margin what is probably his interpretation of the subject: 'Durma enzijn vader Raja Pala, die berlapa zit'. As Dr. A. Vickers suggests, it is quite possible that the subject concerns a story other than the Rajapala. A line of men carry a flaming beaker and with it umbrellas and spears which make up the ritual accoutrements for a temple festival. They are winding their way through the forest towards a temple, where there are large numbers of monkeys. In Bali there are a number of 'monkey temples', most famously Sangeh in Mengwi.
The artist was a member of the Pita Maha artists' association and is also known as Ida Bagus Malen. He is among the main painters of the Geria Pacung, the Siwaite priestly house of Batuan. Also with inscriptions in Balinese and Dutch on the reverse.
See also the List of Exhibitions in this catalogue.
Provenance
Dr. F. Bonne, Amsterdam (Dr. Bonne was a scientific researcher at the Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Amsterdam)