AM E074164 Arjuna Matapa

Title of artwork
AM E074164 Arjuna Matapa
Locations
Kamasan
Narrative
Arjunawiwaha
Collected in ...
Australian Museum Collection
Anthony Forge Collection
Catalog Number
E074164
Description
Arjuna's meditation
Abstracted summary
Iconography standard for this scene. Top: 9 dedari on the way to the mountain. Bottom: they wash and prepare for the seduction, there now appear to be 16! Presumably some are shown both washing and drying. In the centre the attempted seduction. (there are probably more than one scenes here but I can't be sure on small slide) possibly some dedari are shown approaching. The animals on the top of Arjuna's cave are a nice touch [ref LC]
Medium of production
On Balinese Cloth [ref reg] Medium Balinese cloth [ref LC]
Date artwork started
1900
Width (cm)
139