AM E074222

Title of artwork
AM E074222
Artist(s)
Mangku Mura
Locations
Painted at > Kamasan
Narrative
Depicts > Ramayana
Collected in ...
Is currently collected in > Australian Museum Collection
Was previously collected in > Anthony Forge Collection
Catalog Number
E074222
Photo credit
Furno Emma
Description
On European cloth [ref reg]
Abstracted summary
A highly libellous story in 3 parts, on the origins of Islam, inspired by a modern 'Drama gong' performance [ref reg]; presenting one third of a story (for the other two thirds see items 90 (58A) and 92 (58C) [ref LC]; This painting tells a variant of an old story, the 'Sukrasena', made into a scandalous tale of the origins of Islam. [ref RJC 11/2000]
Height (cm)
31
Width (cm)
450