Ida Bagus Made Togog (1913-1989)

A Balinese cremation ceremony of a Gusti (Balinese noble man) with nine tungpan

signed and annotated 'Ida. Bagus. Made. Togog / Batuan-Bali.' (lower left)

tempera on canvas, mounted on board, 91x131 cm (with Balinese frame 107x147 cm)

Provenance: -Collection Dr Hedi Hinzler, Leiden, the Netherlands.

This painting depicts a cremation scene. The tower has nine roofs, which indicates it concerns a noble person, a Gusti. The tower is carried by many men. In the background, left, the pavilion with the cremation bull. On the right, in the background, the wall and gate of a palace, with the roofs of shrines and pavilions behind it.