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Niche: Candi Kalasan

Keywords : Candi, Shailendra dynasty, Candi Kalasan

Site common nameCandi Kalasan
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityKlaten
StateCentral Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -7.767222
Long : 110.472222

History of productionDuring the later period of Central Javanese art, the house of Śailendra still patronized several Buddhist temples. These temples locate at Klaten, between Yogyakarta and Solo.
ArtThe corner portion of the body at Candi Kalansan is decorated with the strip of scrollwork and the exquisite bas-relief temple. The bas-relief temple comprises the South-Indian styled of superstructure capped by the North-Indian Amalaka-liked element at the top. Kāla-Makara pediment and the niche are also provided here. The niche is meant for the statue of Bodhisattva, which is already lost.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLate Central Javanese Art
Age9th-10th Century A.D.
ReligionBuddhism
SectMahayana

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali