Category: Iko

Iko, Two Bedajas (Javanese court dancers), 1918-1924, (no image available). Probably teak wood, dimensions unknown. Gift from the French-Dutch Association in Bandung (chaired by Mr. De Stuers—then resident of Preanger) as a Dutch-Indonesian souvenir to Georges Clemenceau (Prime Minister of France during WWI and the early years thereafter) who visited Java (presumably after 1920). Their…

Iko, Javanese dancer, before 1921 (no image available). Ordered by some ladies from Buitenzorg through the intervention of the assistant resident of Bandung. A gift (souvenir) for Mrs. Van Limburg Stirum, wife of the resigned governor. Its current whereabouts are unknown.

Iko, Carved balusters, 1919, trachyte, size unknown (no image available). In front of the stairs of the Jaarbeursgebouw in Bandung. The main balusters are being crafted from trachyte by Mr. Buning from Cheribon. This project presumably involves the refinement of the balusters. The work is being carried out by Iko, along with the sculptor Matzai,…

Iko, Srimpi, 1914, presumably teak, 22 x 14 x 10 cm (no image available). Offered on Catawiki in 2019 and sold in January 2020. The description refers to the dancer as Karna (high noble) depicted seated. The statue shows some minor wear on the front of the base. The back of the statuette bears the…

Iko, Prajnaparamita, Andesite, dimensions unknown, Wereldmuseum, Amsterdam, inv.no. TM-2872-12. According to M.B. van der Jagt, former governor of Surakarta, Iko carved this statue from andesite for him in 1911 (Jagt, Memoires, 64). Iko is said to have created it from memory. This is likely the statue now in the Wereldmuseum Collection and was acquired from…

Iko, presumably before 1908, Replica of a statue from Candi Mendut, stone (presumably andesite), height 50 cm, Wereldmuseum, Leiden, inv. nr. RV-3600-533  This statuette is a replica of a presumed bodhisattva statuette from the Buddhist temple Candi Mendut near Borobudur. The statuette has been in the collection of the former Tropenmuseum Amsterdam since January 1,…

Iko, before 1906, Relief in wood featuring Batara-Vishnu, wood (probably teak), 103 x 89 cm, Wereldmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. nr. TM-H-3107.  A copy of a relief like that seen on Candi Mendut (near Borobudur), which is said to have been created under C. den Hamer. Batara-Vishnu is the fifth son of Betara Guru and a patron…

Iko after an original, Bodhisattva Manjusri, trachyte, 113 x 68 x 58 cm, Indies hall, Noordeinde palace, The Hague, objectnr. B-211  This statue personifies wisdom, protecting art and crafts and those who practice them (Wassing-Visser, Royal Gifts, 144). The statue is a copy of a statue that was displayed under number 246 in the museum…

Iko afer an original, before1906: Siwa Mahadewa, trachtte, 163 x 72 x 37 cm, Indies hall, Paleis Noordeinde palace, The Hague, objectnr. B-210.  According to Wassing-Visser, the statue is made of trachyte from Mount Halimun (Wassing-Visser, Royal Gifts, 143-144). It was specially made for the Indian Hall in Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, which was…

Iko, Bust of Queen Wilhelmina, teak, 80 x 56 x 26 cm, Tax & Customs Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Inv.nr. 00974  Similar to 01, but for unknown reasons ended up in the storage of the Tax and Customs Museum in Rotterdam. The wood on this example appears to have some cracks. Iko is called ‘Iko…