LEGEND
Narrated an expert in sculpture and painting named Prabangkara who live on the Prabu Brawijaya from the King of Majapahit kingdom, once upon a time the king sent Prabangkara to create a painting of the king consort as an expression of his love for the queen who was very beautiful and fascinating.
Painting the empress without clothes that can be solved by Prabangkara perfectly and of course, this makes King Prabu Brawijaya became suspicious because of the particular body part, there are signs of a natural and secret / special which also appear in the painting and its place / position and shape exactly. By a ruse, Prabangkara with all the equipment disposed of in a way tied to a kite that after the laying-up in the sky cut the rope.
In a state hovering chisel Prabangkara this fall in a village known as Last Mountain near the town of Jepara. In the small village north of Jepara town until now there was a lot of high-quality craftsmen carve. But the origin of the carvings here whether it is correct due to the fall chisel Prabangkara, there is no historical data that supports it.
HISTORY
1. In the reign of Queen Kalinyamat, there is a governor named decoration Badarduwung from Campa (Cambodia) apparently also an expert in carving. Until now the work can still be seen Patih in Ancient Mosque and Mausoleum complex Kalinyamat Queen was built in XVI century.
2. The collapse of the Majapahit Kingdom has led to the spread of Hindu scholars and artists to various parts of the first half of XVI century. In further development, artists are still developing their expertise in the area by adjusting the new identity that emerge the various regional motifs such as: Motives of Majapahit, Bali, Mataram, Pajajaran, and expanding in Jepara Jepara until now.
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