Indonesia / Sumatra: Illuminated pages from the Hikayat Inderaputera. Probably from the Minangkabau area of Sumatra, c. 1821

Hikayat Inderaputera, ‘The tale of Inderaputera’, is a Malay romance about the fantastical adventures of Prince Inderaputera, son of the king of Semantapura.

Probably composed in the late 16th century, Hikayat Inderaputera was one of the most widespread and popular Malay tales, and is known from over thirty manuscripts dating from the late 17th century onwards.

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