AM E074200 Arjuna Matapa

Title of artwork
AM E074200 Arjuna Matapa
Narrative
Arjunawiwaha
Collected in ...
Australian Museum Collection
Anthony Forge Collection
Catalog Number
E074200
Description
Arjuna's meditation, from the Arjunawiwaha
Abstracted summary
Reads L > R [reef reg] 1. Arjuna T & M meditate. 2. Five Dedari and two Condong prepare themselves. The Dedari all have god spots and nimbus, one Condong has a fairly elaborate head dress. 3. Twalen succumbs to Condong, both very explicit sex organs. The five Dedari are ineffective although one does her hair, two carry pudak, and one wears a netskirt, black of course. Merda is clearly interested in his Condong. 4. Five Dedari and two Condong return. 5. The Dedari, but no Condong, report their failure to Siwa (! should be Indra) with Wraspati and Yama, and torn but mountain border clearly starts so scene 5 certainly complete [ref LC]
Medium of production
On Balinese cloth [ref reg] thick Balinese cloth [ref LC]
Width (cm)
410