Balinese temple painting on fabric

 
 
Balinese temple painting on fabric
 
Description: appears to depict Sita’s fire ordeal, a scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, in which Sita, after returning from a long period of captivity, is reunited with her husband Rama. Rama doubts that she has remained faithful to him and to prove her fidelity she jumps into a fire, but her purity protects her and the fire is transformed into a lotus.
 
Material: Mineral pigments on cotton
 
Dimensions: 129 x 137 cm
 
Age: Probably from the first quarter of the 20th century
 
Condition: Good – no significant damage; a couple of small holes and some damage from pins on top edge from which it has been hung.
 
Stock no: T119
 
Price: $750
 
Comments: A similar work is on display in the Australian Museum in Sydney.
 
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