shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndonesia

on the plain east of Yogyakarta, central Java

Prambanan Temple

Name: Prambanan Temple — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the spires the Ramayana climbs.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A ninth-century Hindu compound on the plain east of Yogyakarta, the tallest of its spires reaching forty-seven metres. Built around 850 CE under the Mataram kings, dedicated to Shiva at the centre with Vishnu and Brahma to either side. The Ramayana runs in carved relief along the inner balustrade. UNESCO listed the compound in 1991. The 2006 earthquake brought down some of the smaller shrines; the central towers held.

from the studio

— bring it home

Prambanan Temple, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Prambanan Temple

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Prambanan sits on the central Javanese plain about seventeen kilometres east of Yogyakarta, near the border with Klaten Regency. The compound is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia and the second-largest religious site on Java after Borobudur. Three principal towers rise from a square inner courtyard, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma; the central Shiva tower reaches forty-seven metres. Hundreds of smaller perwara shrines surround the inner court. UNESCO inscribed the site in 1991.

— informed by UNESCO World Heritage, Wikipedia

— the stone

The compound was built around 850 CE under the Mataram king Rakai Pikatan, in andesite blocks dry-laid without mortar. The inner balustrade of the Shiva and Brahma towers carries reliefs of the Ramayana; the Vishnu tower carries scenes from the life of Krishna. The site was abandoned by the eleventh century and most of the smaller shrines collapsed over centuries of seismic activity and tropical weathering. Dutch survey work began in 1733; major reconstruction ran through the twentieth century. The May 2006 earthquake damaged the structure again.

— informed by UNESCO documentation

— the year

The founding Shivagrha inscription places the temple's dedication at 856 CE. The compound was likely a royal answer to Buddhist Borobudur, completed about half a century earlier on the same Kewu plain. After abandonment around the eleventh century the site lay in jungle until Colin Mackenzie reached it in 1811. Reconstruction of the Shiva tower completed in 1953; the Brahma and Vishnu towers followed through the 1980s. UNESCO inscribed Prambanan as World Heritage in 1991.

— informed by Wikipedia — Shivagrha inscription

— where

Indonesia · Klaten Regency, Central Java

— position

-7.7520° S · 110.4914° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

50 km W

Borobudur

Buddhist temple

17 km W

Yogyakarta

city

1 km N

Sewu Temple

Buddhist temple

3 km S

Ratu Boko

palace complex

Prambanan Temple

Borobudur

Yogyakarta

Sewu Temple

Ratu Boko

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Prambanan Temple — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

A ninth-century Hindu temple compound on the central Javanese plain, dedicated principally to Shiva. It is the largest Hindu site in Indonesia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.

Around 850 CE under the Mataram king Rakai Pikatan. The founding Shivagrha inscription dates the dedication to 856 CE. It was built in andesite stone, dry-laid without mortar.

The central Shiva tower reaches forty-seven metres. The Brahma and Vishnu towers to either side are slightly shorter. Hundreds of smaller perwara shrines surround the inner courtyard.

The inner balustrade of the Shiva and Brahma towers carries the Ramayana in carved relief; the Vishnu tower carries scenes from the life of Krishna. The reliefs are read clockwise around the towers.

Yes. The May 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake damaged the compound and brought down some of the smaller shrines. The central towers held. Restoration work continued through the following decade.

About seventeen kilometres east of central Yogyakarta, near the border with Klaten Regency in Central Java. Borobudur lies about fifty kilometres to the west on the same plain.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Many of our customers send it to friends with roots in Yogyakarta or to travellers who have stood at the compound. A Medium framed in dark teak reads correctly.

Tropical modern, dark warm minimalist, and Southeast Asian heritage rooms. The carved-stone weight of the artwork holds against teak, rattan, and earth-toned plaster; it also reads in Maximalist jewel-tone spaces.

UNESCO heritage pieces have stayed steady across cycles. Prambanan reads as architecture and narrative both, which suits collectors who want carved-stone weight rather than landscape.

Above a sofa, a Large or a four-tile Mural. Above a console, a Medium reads at standing eye-line. The vertical proportions of the central tower suit portrait orientation.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both resist moisture and scratching; the colour is held inside the ceramic surface and stays steady in the room.

A microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives or solvents. The finish wipes clean and the colour beneath stays steady through years of dusting.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio. We don't license third-party imagery. The Prambanan composition was drawn for this catalogue.

— if this one stayed with you