Visual Narrative Analysis of Earthquake Prediction in Palelindon Paintings with Wayang Kamasan Styleat Bale Kertha Gosa Klungkung

Abstract

Palelindon's painting at Bale Kertha Gosa Klungkung is a narrative painting that illustrates the prediction of the effects of earthquakes according to lunar calculations (sasih). This Palelindon painting with Wayang Kamasan style is found on the ceiling of the Bale Kertha Gosa building, a building from the Klungkung kingdom. This research aims to explain the visual narrative of Palelindon's paintings on the ceiling of Bale Kertha Gosa Klungkung. The sresearch was conducted at Bale Kertha Gosa in Klungkung Regency. Data was collected through field observations and literature study. The findings of this research is the visual narrative of Palelindon paintings with Wayang Kamasan  style arranged in 12 scene themes. Each scene shows a god who is doing yoga, accompanied by several human, animal and plant characters who narrate a condition or prediction of an earthquake in a sasih. The scene of sasih kasa (first) is located on the north side of the middle, moving around in a clockwise direction (Pradaksina).

Keywords: Palelindon, Kertha Gosa, earthquakes, Kamasan

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/99-02

Publication date: February 28^th 2022