Sujet
Waist Cloth (Kain Panjeng), 1800s - early 1900s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Waist Cloth (Kain Panjeng), 1800s - early 1900s. Unlike the Chinese and sometimes European motifs of Northern Javanese batiks, the motifs represented on the batiks of central Java are indigenous. However, due to the influence of Islam, they are represented in a very abstract, stylized fashion. In this batik, a celestial scene--probably signifying the ritual renewal of community life and prosperity--is repeated against a background of small filling motifs. The scene consists of a ship (represented as a divided bow and stern) bearing a Tree of Life, which signifies the community's passage to renewed life; on either side of the ship is a winged pavilion; and above is a sacred mountain, the abode of the gods, with a shrine.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G19_156
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
197,2Mo (11,5Mo) / 107,5cm x 46,0cm / 12694 x 5431 (300dpi)