Flourishing in East Java, Indonesia, between the late 13th and the early 16th centuries, art from Majapahit had a decisive influence on the development of Southeast Asian culture: its highly distinctive style was characterised by the subtle balance between form and decoration and by a rich iconography strongly influenced by Sivaism and Buddhism. Today, these Majapahit artworks still constitute a highly interesting field of research, but they have been surprisingly far too little studied or published worldwide. This volume presents an exceptional selection of 86 Majapahit terracotta sculptures covering a wide range of sophisticated iconography - animals, images of motherhood, divinities - all drawn from popular legends of the period and part of a broader narrative series waiting to be discovered.
| ISBN: | 9783897907010 |
| Publication date: | 11th October 2023 |
| Author: | Agus Aris Munandar |
| Publisher: | Arnoldsche an imprint of Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Arnoldsche Art Publishers |
| Genres: |
Sculpture |