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Woodcarving of a Balinese farmer.
Prewar folkart
1930-1940
Early statue, carved in the typical style of folk art. This carving can be compared with several carvings from the Helene Potjewijd collection, which are all from before 1936.
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Woodcarving of a Balinese farmer.
Prewar folkart
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Woocarving made by the famous I Ktut Rodja from Mas, Bali
1930-1950
Rodja was known for his stylistic carvings of women. This carving was made at the height of his artistic career, when tourists started to come to Bali in great numbers.
When one examines the details of the left hand, face and hair it becomes clear that Rodja was at the height of his artistic power.
Together with Geremboeang, Njana and Gelodog, Rodja belongs to the very best of balinese carvers.
His statues are extremely rare.
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Wooden statues from the mountain village Sebatoe on Bali
1940-1960
These two small woodcarvings were not made for the tourist market but pure folk art. The Sebatoe carvings are meant to be humorous and entertaining, and are carved for fun.
The subjects are often funny observations from the daily life in a village. Often with phantasy animals and/or persons.
Although the Sebatoe carvers made them for fun, the level of artistry is high, which is clearly reflected in these two pieces.
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Wooden statues from the mountain village Sebatoe on Bali
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Wooden statue of a legong dancer
1930-1940
Magnificently carved statue of a legong dancer who performs the bird-dance, hence the arm pieces.
The most remarkable feature of this statue is the condition. It survived the long journey from Bali to Holland without damaging the wing tips. How many of these bird dancer statues were damaged? A good guess is probably more than 80%
If one takes a good close look at the wings they are not only razor thin but also carved in an angle, which is very hard to execute without breaking the wood.
The balinese carvers were known to specialise in a genre piece, which they mastered to perfection.
I once owned a similar bird dancer statue which was undoudtedly done by the same master. However that piece was badly damaged.
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Wooden statue of a legong dancer
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Balinese man with his fighting cock
1940-1960
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Woodcarving of a seated Bali woman from the 1930-1940 period.
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1930-1940
Carved in a still pose.
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Woodcarving of a seated Bali woman.
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Wooden statue of a Balinese woman lookling in the mirror.
1930-1940
Sharp lines and great optical form choices are the features of this very small carving (19 cm!), resulting in a beautiful artwork. Pls click on the photo for more info&photos.
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Wooden statue of a Balinese woman lookling in the mirror.
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Woodcarving of a goat, made in prewar Bali by a anonymous artist.
1930-1940
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Woodcarving of a goat, made in prewar Bali by a anonymous artist.
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Bookends from the 1950s, made for the tourists on Bali.
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1950-1970
These bookends were made by a very accomplished Balinese woodcarver;
many technical hurdles must be overcome.
The last photo shows a similar couple made around the same time.
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Bookends from the 1950s, made for the tourists on Bali.
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Coloured chalk drawing of Ni Pollok by Adrien-Jean Mayeur de Merpres (1880-1958)
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Coloured chalk drawing of Ni Pollok by Adrien-Jean Mayeur de Merpres (1880-1958)
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Woodcarving of a goat
1950-1970
Good example of small carving done by an accomplished artist. This goat was made for the tourist market; no doubt about that. And maybe he was able to finish this in a day. But still such a goat is pretty hard to create, and the result is great; full of class and humor. Maybe Ajun was enjoying himself!
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Woodcarving of a goat
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Large silver offer dish
1900-1950
Large offer dish, which was used to bring rice, flowers and fruits to the temple, to appease the gods.
The remarkable feature of this dish is the size. With a diameter of 36 cm this is one of the largest offer dishes used in prewar Bali. This is illustrated in the last three photos.
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Silver offer dish
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Colored wooden pair of carvings of an ideal married couple or Loro blonyo from Java.
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1940-1950
For many years I was looking for a loro blonyo which was not made for the tourist market with a certain degree of quality.
Most of the loro blonyos are either broken or of inferior quality.
This pair has a decent painting quality and is mint.
What struck me immediately was the juwelry. They are refined with real stones on various places of the body. The previous owner told me they were acquired somewhere in the 1940s.
On the site of the museum for wereldculturen you can read that the excistence of those juwelry means that the couple is of a higher caste.
Also the person who sits at the right is higher in caste than the other one.
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Loro blonyo from Java
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Lontar manuscript 1930-1940 from the collection of Prof C Bonne (1891-1948). Prof Bonne was professor at the Medical School in Batavia, and editor of the Medical Magazine in the Dutch Indies.
1930-1940
This remarkable lontar came from the collection of Prof C Bonne. He was an important doctor in the Dutch Indies.
The very detailed drawings depict scenes from the Ramayana acoompanied by Balinese words.
This was no touristic item, but more a show of force by an experienced (most likely) Balinese lontar writer.
Important lontars had covers made of expensive wood, and the side of leaves were painted red, like this one.
In some cases even a special box was made to preserve the lontar, like in TOBO 753 and TOBO 800.
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Lontar manuscript 1930-1940 from the collection of Prof C Bonne (1891-1948). Prof Bonne was professor at the Medical School in Batavia, and editor of the Medical Magazine in the Dutch Indies.
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Auction catalogues Indonesian-Balinese art 1990-2015
1990-2015
Complete collection of auction catalogues South East Asian Art during the period 1990-2015.
Auctionhouses;
christies, Sothebys, Glerum, Borobudur, Larasati.
Auction locations; Amsterdam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta.
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Auction catalogues Indonesian-Balinese art 1990-2015
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Silver modesty plate or Jempang from Sulawesi, Toraja land.
Worn by young children to cover the private parts.
1910-1940
This Jempang is much bigger than the usual Jempang. See the last photo.
It raises the question whether this seize was made for somewhat older children.
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Silver modesty plate or Jempang from Sulawesi, Toraja land.
Worn by young children to cover the private parts.
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