GANESHA SINGHASARI
Material : Batu Andesite
Koleksi :
National Museum of Ethnology
(Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde)
Steenstraat 1, Leiden 2300 AE, The Netherlands
Data Museum :
Stone statue of Ganesha
RMV 1403-1681
Type: Sculpture
Materials: Andesite
Measurements Weight: 2500kg
Creator name: unknown
Where it was made: Indonesia, Java
Time period: 13th Century
Function: Representation of Shiva’s son at Singasari Temple
Acquisition: Collected in 1804.
Subsequently transferred to the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, in 1841. Moved to the National Museum of Ethnology in 1903.
Copyright Acknowledgements:
Owner: State property, the Netherlands
Museum: National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden
Credit line: National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, the Netherlands
Why this is a masterpiece:
This is one of the masterpieces of the Singasari Empire (13th century, East Java). This statue is particularly expressive. I consider it a masterpiece for scientific historical reasons also. The interpretation of the symbols depicted with Ganesha is still disputed. The skulls are usually explained by referring to Tantrism, a religious conviction of one of the Singasari kings, Kertanagara. Religious ceremonies were held on cremation fields. I am fascinated by another possible explanation. The skulls may also refer to Pre- Hindu ideas on the relationship between death and new life. It is most likely that Hinduism was the religion of the elite and that many original Javanese ideas on life and death still survived among the local population and that these ideas were also visible in the art of the elite. By dr Pieter ter Keurs, Curator Insular Southeast Asian Collections, Leiden.
History of the Object:
This Ganesha comes from the main building of the temple complex, close to the village of Singasari (North of Malang). It was taken from the temple in 1804 by the Dutch Governor of East Java, Nicolaus Engelhard. Among other statues, he placed the Ganesha in his garden in Semarang. In 1819 the Ganesha and other statues were shipped to the Netherlands, but it was only in 1903 that it became part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde (National Museum of Ethnology).
Patung Ukiran Kesuburan (Tavu), Tanimbar – MALUKU
Jenis : Arca Emas
Nama : PATUNG UKIRAN KESUBURAN (TAVU)
Era : —
Asal : Tanimbar, Maluku Tenggara Barat
Ukuran : T 44 cm, L 7 cm
Material : Emas
No. Registrasi : 1794
Koleksi :
Museum SIWALIMA
Jl. Taman Makmur, Ambon,
Maluku, Indonesia
Arca Emas BHAIRAWA, Abad Ke 13 – 14, Jawa Timur
Nama : ARCA EMAS BHAIRAWA
Material : Emas
Era : Perkiraan abad ke 13 – 14
Asal : Jawa Timur
Koleksi :
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY – USA
Data Museum :
Sculpture of Bhairava
Date: ca. 13th–14th century
Culture: Indonesia (East Java)
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line:
The Samuel Eilenberg-Jonathan P. Rosen Collection of Indonesian Gold, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg and Gift of Jonathan P. Rosen, 1998
Accession Number: 1998.544.38
This artwork is not on display
Arca DWARAPALA Penjaga Pintu, Abad Ke 13 – 14, Era Majapahit, Jawa Timur
Nama : DWARAPALA PENJAGA PINTU
Asal : JAWA TIMUR
Era : Kerajaan MAJAPAHIT, abad ke 13 – 14
Material : Batu Andesite
Koleksi :
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture
200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 415.581.350
Data Museum :
Object ID: 1997.6.1
Designation: Door guardian, one of a pair
Date: approx. 1300-1400
Medium: Andesite
Place of Origin: Indonesia | East Java
Style or Ware: Majapahit
Credit Line: Gift of Connoisseurs’ Council, Walter Jared Frost and David Salman
Label:
Brandishing their weapons, baring their fangs, and glaring menacingly, these guardians seem to take their job seriously. It is hard, however, not to see them as mock-ferocious. In Southeast Asia (as elsewhere), bouncers and their kin often cannot avoid coming across as slightly ridiculous.
These figures would have flanked the entranceway of a Hindu temple in the kingdom of Majapahit (approx. 1300-1500) centered in East Java. After the fall of Majapahit, much of the rest of Indonesia embraced Islam, and Hindu culture today survives primarily on the island of Bali.
An excavation between 1910 and 1915 in the Mojokerto region of eastern Java brought these figures to light. A former Asian Art Museum curator, Kristina Youso, continues the story: “They were subsequently presented as a gift to the then Dutch governor-general of East Java, Mr. van Aalst, by the local Javanese regent. In 1918, when van Aalst retired, he received permission to export the figures. Van Aalst eventually settled, with his collection, in California. Over the past several decades, the door guardians changed hands and were placed on view in various museums before being acquired by the Asian.”
Subject: guardian
On display: yes
Collection: SCULPTURE
Dimensions: H. 24 in x W. 9 1/2 in x D. 9 3/4 in, H. 61 cm x W. 24.1 cm x D. 24.8 cm
Department: SEA
(Bersambung)
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