Abstract
The decorative art of wuwungan developed by the Javanese people has been inherited over the generations. With its unique characteristics, such a decorative art has some established aesthetic, symbolic, and philosophical values. The decorative art of wuwungan applied in the rooftop of the traditional house of Kudus has a unique shape with some sulur-suluran ornamented with some uniquely fragmented glass. Therefore, such visualization is interesting for a scientific study. This study employs the qualitative description method using the historical, architectural, philosophical, and aesthetic approaches. The result of the study will be the concept of the shape and philosophy of the decorative art of wuwungan in the traditional house of Kudus that represents noble values of traditional Javanese a local identity and culture to be reserved as a national cultural asset that underlies the development of civilized society in Indonesia. Keywords: Wuwungan , Aesthetics, Decorative Art, Traditional House of Kudus DOI: 10.7176/ADS/93-06 Publication date: June 30 th 2021
Highlights
Indonesia has various kinds of traditional house architectures with different ornamental shapes and arts, for residential houses
The traditional house of Kudus refers to the previous shapes of house
Hindu and Islamic cultures have influenced the development of the traditional house
Summary
Indonesia has various kinds of traditional house architectures with different ornamental shapes and arts, for residential houses. The distinguishing features of Indonesian traditional houses are the shape and the decoration of the rooftop that can become the local genius. This is apparent in such traditional houses as in Dayak Kalimantan, Tongkonan Sulawesi, Rumah Gadang in Padang West Sumatera, Bali, and Java. There are still many other unique decorative arts of rooftop in other places They all enrich the cultural assets of Indonesia. The application of such ornamental decorative arts in particular space and place will have to comply with the prevailing norms, fundamentals, and philosophical values
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