Scenes from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and Balinese tales, by anonymous artists of Bali, late 19th century
King Wiswamitra talks with the sage Wasista beside the cow Nandini; Délem watches, 19th century.
King Wiswamitra speaks with the sage Wasista on the cow… (museum title)
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Subali and Sugriwa fight, 19th century.
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Méganada fights Anoman; Sangut aims his blowpipe at Anoman and Délem menaces the monkey, 19th century.
Méganada fights Anoman. Sangut aims his blow-pipe at… (museum title)
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Rama shoots the golden deer; Twalén tries to catch it while Mredah watches, 19th century.
Rama has shot the golden deer with an arrow. Twalén tries… (museum title)
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Jatayu kneels before Rama and Laksmana to tell them of Sita's abduction, 19th century.
Jayatu kneels in front of Rama and Laksmana to tell them of… (museum title)
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Bima fights Bagadata, who rides the elephant Irawana, 19th century.
Bima fights Bagadata who is accompanied by the elephant… (museum title)
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Bisma points something out to Salya, 19th century.
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Nakula and Sadéwa with drawn krisses, 19th century.
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Subadra pays respect to Kunti with a sembah; Kunti is attended by a maid, 19th century.
Subadra honours Kunti with a sembah. The latter is… (museum title)
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Duryodana and Aswatama meet Salya; the servants Delém and Sangut attend, 19th century.
A meeting between Duryodana, accompanied by Aswatama, and… (museum title)
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Anoman visits Rama and Laksmana, sent by Sugriwa to ask Rama for help, 19th century.
Anoman visits Rama and Laksmana. He is sent by Sugriwa to… (museum title)
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Jatayu fights Rawana, who has abducted Sita, 19th century.
Jatayu fights Rawana who has abducted Sita. Rawana drives… (museum title)
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Bali, in meditation, fights Rawana in the ocean, 19th century.
Bali performs ascetism and fights Rawana in the ocean (museum title)
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Jatayu fights Rawana, who has abducted Sita, 19th century.
Jatayu fights Rawana who has abducted Sita (museum title)
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Rawana, disguised as an ascetic, pays Sita a visit, 19th century.
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Kresna and Satyaki visit Drestarasta and Sanjaya, with Sangut and a servant carrying betel, 19th century.
Kresna and Satyaki pay Drestarasta and Sanjaya a visit.… (museum title)
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Burisrawa and Jayadrata face each other, 19th century.
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Laksmana Kumara and Durmajati, 19th century.
Laksmana Kumara, and Durmajati (museum title)
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Wirasangka and Drona stand facing each other with their krisses drawn, 19th century.
Wirasangka and Drona stand facing each other. They have… (museum title)
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Kresna rides in his chariot, driven by the sage Kanwa and drawn by the horses Ibrapuspa and Sénya, 19th century.
Kresna rides in his chariot with the sage Kanwa as… (museum title)
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Sugriwa kneels before Rama and Laksmana, 19th century.
Sugriwa kneels in front of Rama and Laksmana (museum title)
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Anoman, disguised as a demon, meets Rawana before his court, 19th century.
Anoman disguised as a demon meets Rawana. Indrajit, Sangut… (museum title)
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Laksmana utters a curse and threatens Sita; Mredah threatens his mother, 19th century.
Laksmana utters a curse, and makes a threatening movement… (museum title)
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Jatayu kneels before Rama to tell him of Sita's abduction; Mredah attends Rama, 19th century.
Jatayu kneels in front of Rama to tell him of Sita’s… (museum title)
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Rawana fights the kings of Kalingga and Singgala, 19th century.
Rawana fights the king of Kalingga and the king of Singgala (museum title)
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Darmawangsa speaks to Bima, 19th century.
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The sage Krepa argues with Duryodana, 19th century.
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Bagadata meets Aswatama, 19th century.
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Satyaki pays homage to Baladéwa, 19th century.
Satyaki pays hommage to Baladéwa (museum title)
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Bima fights Dusasana, who rides an elephant; the servants Sangut and Mredah fight too, 19th century.
Bima fights Dusasana. Sangut and Mredah fight as well (museum title)
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Rama shoots an arrow at Subali, who fights Sugriwa; Laksmana and Twalén watch, 19th century.
Rama shoots an arrow at Subali who fights Sugriwa. Laksmana… (museum title)
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Sayongsarba offers food to Anoman, with Mén Gelabig and Mredah, 19th century.
Sayongsarba offers food to Anoman. She is accompanied by… (museum title)
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Anoman, enchanted by Swayampraba, meets the bird Sampati; Mredah lies watching in a tree, 19th century.
A meeting between Anoman, who has been enchanted by… (museum title)
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Laksmana meets Rama, who has just shot the golden deer; Twalén carries the deer on his back, 19th century.
Laksmana meets Rama who has just shot the golden deer.… (museum title)
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Arjuna pays his respects to Bisma, wounded by arrows on his chariot, 19th century.
Arjuna pays his respects to Bisma who reclines upon a bed… (museum title)
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Abimanyu kneels in front of Gatotkaca, 19th century.
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Arjuna honours Kresna with a sembah (a bow of the joined hands), 19th century.
Arjuna honours Kresna with a sembah (museum title)
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A meeting between Pratipéya and Dusasana, 19th century.
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Jayaséna meets Satyasrawa, 19th century.
A meeting takes place between Jayaséna and Satyasrawa (museum title)
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Kresna salutes Kunti with a sembah; his servant Mredah points to Kunti's old servant, 19th century.
Kresna honours Kunti with a sembah. His servant Mredah… (museum title)
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Rama has shot an arrow at a deer; Twalén tries to catch it, 19th century.
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Anggada, sent as envoy, speaks to an angry Rawana, attended by Délem, 19th century.
Anggada is sent as an envoy to Rawana to convince him to… (museum title)
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Anoman visits Rama and Laksmana; Mredah points at Twalén, 19th century.
Anoman visits Rama and Laksmana. He is sent by Sugriwa to… (museum title)
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Sita orders Laksmana to go to Rama's aid, 19th century.
Sita orders Laksmana to help Rama (museum title)
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Aswatama talks to Duryodana, wounded in the thigh; the servants Délem and Sangut are with him, 19th century.
Aswatama talks to Duryodana who is wounded in the thigh.… (museum title)
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Karna talks to Sakuni, 19th century.
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Sanga and Drestadyumna face each other, 19th century.
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Swéta talks with Utara, 19th century.
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Arjuna, dressed as a brahman, shoots in the tournament for Dropadi, 19th century.
Arjuna clad like a brahman shoots an arrow in the… (museum title)
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Kresna, transformed into his wrathful form, confronts Duryodana; Swikarna faints, 19th century.
Kresna, changed into an angry appearance, has a conflict… (museum title)
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Anonymous Balinese narrative drawings from the late 19th century, in the public domain, held by Leiden University Libraries (Van der Tuuk collection, shelfmark Or. 3390), each linked to its record in the library's digital collections. They were gathered in Bali by the Dutch linguist Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk (1824-1894). The library does not know the names of their makers: it attributes them to numbered anonymous artists ("Artist no. 1" to "no. 14") following the catalogue by H. I. R. Hinzler (1986). Only finished, coloured sheets by these anonymous artists are included; sheets attributed to named painters, drawings in ink alone and scenes unsuitable for a young audience are not shown. The photographs are the library's own, published in the public domain. The titles are those of the library, with their translation.