Bali Crafting and Architecture

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One exotic places in Asia is Bali, Indonesia. The landscape, the beach, mountain, people, and the culture all of them combine together in Bali. And not stops in there, some Balinese handicrafts also steals tourists attention.

The Balinese Handicrafts, such as those made ​​of gold, silver and copper are increasingly making the island of Gods, Bali, seem special. Not only that, on the island of Bali, carving handicrafts made ​​of wood can also be found. In Mas village, Ubud district, Gianyar regency, about 15 kilometers from Denpasar. We can find a variety of carving handicrafts. As the form of tables, chairs, jewelry boxes, wall clocks, ashtrays, and wall hangings.
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Jepara Carving

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One of the most authentic and arts heritage in Asia comes from Jepara City, one of small cultural city on Indonesia. Based on historical stories, Jepara carving has existed since the time of Majapahit Kingdom (this is about 800 years ago before Indonesia became a country).

At that time there is an artist who was asked to paint the body and face in the media empress king or carve wood. Apparently the painting on wood is very similar to the original form of the empress. And this instead of making the king happy, but actually angry, because this means that the artist already fully understand the details of body shape and face of the empress.
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