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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 947263, member: 2844"]It is probably late 20th century. The style is typical for Batuan, with those grey-black shades highlighted with gold. It is my favourite Balinese style.</p><p>Most Batuan painters are of the Brahmin caste, and often paint religious scenes.</p><p>There are many painters in Batuan, but most are not well-known. W probably stands for Wayan, but I haven't found a W or Wayan Badung.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure of the character. He has a keris with a grantim hilt, which means he is a member of the nobility. He also has a third eye.</p><p>He could be Kumbhakarna, a brother of demon king Ravana. Unlike Ravana, Kumbhakarna is good-natured and is usually depicted without fangs.</p><p>In the Ramayana Kumbhakarna ends up helping Rama rescue his wife Sita/Sinta, who had been abducted by Ravanna.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 947263, member: 2844"]It is probably late 20th century. The style is typical for Batuan, with those grey-black shades highlighted with gold. It is my favourite Balinese style. Most Batuan painters are of the Brahmin caste, and often paint religious scenes. There are many painters in Batuan, but most are not well-known. W probably stands for Wayan, but I haven't found a W or Wayan Badung. I am not sure of the character. He has a keris with a grantim hilt, which means he is a member of the nobility. He also has a third eye. He could be Kumbhakarna, a brother of demon king Ravana. Unlike Ravana, Kumbhakarna is good-natured and is usually depicted without fangs. In the Ramayana Kumbhakarna ends up helping Rama rescue his wife Sita/Sinta, who had been abducted by Ravanna.[/QUOTE]
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