| Collection Number | 78 |
| Title | Sunan Kalijaga |
| Time | 1990 Circa |
| Time Acquisition | 1995 |
| Place | Jogjakarta, Jogjakarta, Indonesia |
| Place of Acquisition | From painter, Jogjakarta, Jogjakarta, Indonesia |
| Name Painter (Place and Year of Birth-Death) |
Sulasno (Wonosari 1957 – ) |
| Size | 53cm x 41cm |
| Category (Sub-Category) |
Islam |
| Current Location | Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) Permanent Exhibition “Indonesian Glass Paintings: The Collection of O‘ong Maryono and Rosalia Sciortino” Link: http://www.vme.org.vn/permanent-exhibitions/ tranh-kinh-indonesia-en-us/ |
| Description | The painting portrays Sunan Kalijaga spreading Islam through the use of traditional shadow poppets (wayang kulit) and music.
Sunan Kalijaga was born in 1460 Raden Mas Said, son of Adipati (duke) of Tuban Tumenggung Harya Wilatikta and buried in 1513 at Kadilangu, Demak. He was one of the Wali Songo, the nine revered saints of Islam in Java, because of their historic role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia. He believed in making people understand Islam gradually through artworks, particularly in carvings, shadow puppets, gamelan musical performance, and singing. He founded two mosques Masjid Agung Cirebon (in Cirebon) and Masjid Agung Demak (in Demak), both also often portrayed in glass paintings. |