Narrative Murals as a Form of Offerings and Evidence of Confucian Conggregation Participation in Maintaining the Temple.

A Case Study at the Cu An Kiong Temple, Lasem, Indonesia

Authors

  • Mukhamad Agus Burhan Indonesia Institute of the Arts
  • Hanggar Budi Prasetya Indonesia Institute of The Arts, Yogyakarta
  • Suastiwi Triatmodjo Indonesia Institute of the Arts
  • Endah Budiarti Indonesia Institute of the Arts
  • Ku Boon Dar Universiti Sains Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.5404

Keywords:

Narrative mural, mural painting forms, temple mural themes, fengshen yanyi, congregational participation

Abstract

This study focuses on the question of why narrative murals are consistently present in temples, what these murals depict, and what themes they contain. A qualitative descriptive case study approach has been employed to answer these questions. Three types of data were used to study the murals: visual data in the form of the murals themselves, interviews, and documents. The findings of this study show that a narrative mural is intended as an offering to express gratitude to the gods or goddesses for the fulfilment of a family's prayers to demonstrate the congregation's participation in maintaining the temple’s existence.

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Burhan, M. A., Prasetya, H. B., Triatmodjo, S., Budiarti, E., & Dar, K. B. (2025). Narrative Murals as a Form of Offerings and Evidence of Confucian Conggregation Participation in Maintaining the Temple. : A Case Study at the Cu An Kiong Temple, Lasem, Indonesia. VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 17(2), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.5404

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