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Sriwati Masmundari (1904–2005), often known simply as Masmundari, was an Indonesian visual artist known for her work with a traditional kind of lantern-painting from her birthplace Gresik called damar kurung. She became famous for it very late in life, having her first public exhibition in 1987; by the 1990s her work was featured by national magazines such as Kompas, in national art exhibitions and in the Indonesian Presidential Palace. Her work, which is sometimes described as folk art or Naïve art, often depicted vibrant scenes of celebrations, families, women at work, and so on.