Iko Art

Category: Iko

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    Iko, Wooden statue of the Regent of Bandung, Wiranatakoesoema V (later Minister of Home Affairs in the first Indonesian cabinet after the Proklamasi), 1920-1924 (no image available). Shown to Van Meurs at his residence in Buitenzorg. It was likely made from memory. Its whereabouts and whereabouts are unknown. Source: Van Meurs, “Iko, de Soendasche beeldsnijder,”…

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    Iko, Court dancer, 1919, teak, 57 x 18 x 23 cm, private collection. Photo: Joop van Putten. It is in a private collection and is signed as follows: “gatoetkatja dibikin olehiko 1919 maart.” This likely depicts a pose from one of the war dances (Helsdingen-Schoevers, Het Serimpi boek, 15). The dancer is holding a dance…

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    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…

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    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.

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    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,…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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,…

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    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…

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    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…