Gurah, The Link Between The central and The east-javanese arts

It is well-known that in the ancient Indonesian History of Art we distinguish a central-Javanese ang an East-Javanese period. The Differences marking the art and architecture of those two periods are so striking that the impression is obtained as if we have to do with two separate cultures

It is a matter of fact, that the Central-Javanese art ceased to flourish abruptly in the beginning of the 10th century. while the East Javanese art did not come to the fore util the middle of the 13th century. The period in between is practically a blank in Indonesia archaeology, but remarkable enaugh its greater part the Kadiri period has a special fame as the golden age of the Old Javanese literatur. This fact may to certain extent justify the actual continuity of the Indonesian art. while the gap only shows the incompleteness of the picture we have so far gained with regard to our art history

Baca juga : New Light On Some Borobudur Problems

Actually, a real gap does not exist. There certainly are archaeological evidences but so scarce and so fragmentary that it was not easy for Krom and Stutterheim to prove the unity of the ancient Indonesian art and architecture. It Is therefore of extreme importance, when new archaeological data can throw light on this matter

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