Gouache and 24-carat gold leaf on grey mount board
Frame dimensions: 3” x 4”
GBP68 including frame and p&p from Thailand
A miniature painting of a Javanese gentleman, wearing his ethnic dress of blangkon, surjan and batik sarong - and with his keris dagger tucked into his belt. Inspired by the traditions of Indo-Persian miniature painting.
“Mas” is Javanese honorific for addressing a man. Java is the most populous island of Indonesia, home to the nation’s capital, Jakarta. Java’s cultural heart, however, is Yogyakarta - otherwise known as Jogja - which is still ruled by a Sultan purportedly imbued with magical powers…
Gouache and 24-carat gold leaf on grey mount board
Frame dimensions: 3” x 4”
GBP68 including frame and p&p from Thailand
A miniature painting of a Javanese gentleman, wearing his ethnic dress of blangkon, surjan and batik sarong - and with his keris dagger tucked into his belt. Inspired by the traditions of Indo-Persian miniature painting.
“Mas” is Javanese honorific for addressing a man. Java is the most populous island of Indonesia, home to the nation’s capital, Jakarta. Java’s cultural heart, however, is Yogyakarta - otherwise known as Jogja - which is still ruled by a Sultan purportedly imbued with magical powers…
