Theatre mask "wayang topeng" · Indonesia, Java · ID: 3048682
Georg Neuner, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2005, Lot 34
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Description
wood, gypsum, polychrome painted, leather,
“Wayang” is a Javanese generic term for theatre performance, such as the traditional shadow puppet theatre “wayang kulit”, or performances with puppets “wayang golek” or with human dancers wearing the wooden masks “wayang topeng”.
The “wayang topeng” theatre performance mainly is set in the kingdom of Jenggala. Especially popular is the love story of crown prince of Jenggala, “Raden Panji” and princess “Candra”.
The object Theatre mask “wayang topeng” with the object ID 3048682 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 31 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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