964-9 Rangga Lawe

Title of artwork
964-9 Rangga Lawe
Date of work
1850
Locations
Kamasan
Narrative
Wijaya & Lawe
Collected in ...
Leiden Ethnographic Museum Collection
Catalog Number
OBJ55275
Description
Possibly showing the patih or minister Rangga Lawe rebelling against the king of Majapahit. Panji/Rangga-type figure shown running amuk in palace and challenging minister in the presence of a king. The figures either side of Lawe are probably Nambi and Sora.
Abstracted summary
Rangga Lawe was previously performed in gambuh, and hence used the same iconography as Malat stories.
Quality
Excellent
Medium of production
paint on cloth