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Chapter 4: JAVA THE GARDEN OF THE EAST
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The account records a traveler’s journey through Singapore and across Java, moving from coastal ports and Batavia into kampongs, hill stations, plantations, and market towns. It combines vivid descriptions of tropical gardens, volcanic landscapes, rice cultivation, and the colonial culture system with attentive observations of Javanese daily life, crafts, performances, and religious sites. Detailed sections examine major temple and archaeological complexes, regional courts and ceremonies, and the practicalities of travel, while also reflecting on labor, plantation society, and the aesthetic pleasures of scenery and local arts.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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A Street in Singapore 5
Map of Java 16
A Javanese Young Woman 27
Painting Sarongs 43
Rice-fields 53
Mount Salak, from the Resident’s Garden, Buitenzorg 63
Frangipani and Sausage-tree 73
Tropical Fruits 81
Tropical Fruits 89
A Market in Buitenzorg 99
Scenes around the Market 105
A View in Buitenzorg 111
Javanese Coolies Gambling 123
Javanese Dancing-girl 139
A Mohammedan Mosque 159
Wayside Pavilion on Post-road 177
Boro Boedor, from the Passagrahan 183
Ground-plan of Boro Boedor 187
Four Bas-reliefs from Boro Boedor 191
On the Second Terrace 195
The Latticed Dagobas on the Circular Terraces 199
The Right-hand Image at Mendoet 207
Temple of Loro Jonggran at Brambanam 217
Clearing Away Rubbish and Vegetation at Brambanam Temples 221
Krishna and the Three Graces 225
Loro Jonggran and her Attendants 229
Plan of Chandi Sewou (“Thousand Temples”) 233
Fragment from Loro Jonggran Temple 235
Ganesha, the Elephant-headed God 238
The Susunhan 243
The Dodok 249
Java, Bali, and Madura Krises 255
The Brambanam Baby 267
Tying the Turban 279
Wayang-wayang 285
Topeng Troupe with Masks 291
Transplanting Rice 315

JAVA

THE GARDEN OF THE EAST