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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th December 2024, 07:56 PM
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Views: 34,723
Posted By A. G. Maisey
David, I did notice one piece of ornamentation...

David, I did notice one piece of ornamentation that I thought might be a fleur-de-lys, but I did not think about it. In the late colonial era in Jawa, & until the present day, European based motifs...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th December 2024, 07:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 34,723
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have no idea Green, but one thing I do know...

I have no idea Green, but one thing I do know about auctions is that sometimes what you see in reported sales is not necessarily the whole story.

Then there is the influence of an auction house...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th December 2024, 10:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 34,723
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is not an opinion, as I previously advised,...

This is not an opinion, as I previously advised, I am unable to form one, so all I'm doing here is commenting, the comments are not directed at this item under discussion, but might perhaps be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th December 2024, 05:37 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 34,723
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I have been aware of this artefact from the time...

I have been aware of this artefact from the time it appeared in the catalogue for the auction, my attention was drawn to it by several people, along with requests for comment.

Frankly, I have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2024, 01:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 23,457
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yep.

Yep.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th November 2024, 08:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 23,457
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yeah, queer fish. At this point I need to...

Yeah, queer fish.

At this point I need to reserve comment on the blade, as David has said, it is a kebo style, but not like anything I can recall having seen.

The mendak appears to be a bit...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th November 2024, 01:17 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
David, I have not ever given a great deal...

David, I have not ever given a great deal attention to the matter you would like to see clarified. I think that in face to face discussion we would normally stay with whatever name the first person...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2024, 09:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,340
Posted By A. G. Maisey
or perhaps m'ranggi? or tukang wrongo?

or perhaps m'ranggi?

or tukang wrongo?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2024, 09:12 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Hmmm.

Hmmm.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th November 2024, 07:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
1) I have not considered any reasons for the...

1) I have not considered any reasons for the hilt being fluted, I have only noted that it is fluted and that this characteristic not one that I have previously seen.

2) The form & execution of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th November 2024, 03:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 23,439
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Getting the light right is part of it, but if we...

Getting the light right is part of it, but if we do just a couple of simple little adjustments we can get a lot more out of the image.

This edited image has had the cyan taken out of it & it has...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th November 2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
David, the hilt you have shown is absolutely...

David, the hilt you have shown is absolutely typical of North Coast Jawa through into East Jawa, I've got some of these myself.

To me, the carving of Wijaya's hilt, although very good, displays a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2024, 08:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,952
Posted By A. G. Maisey
My understanding is this, and my understanding...

My understanding is this, and my understanding could well be wrong, it has been formed from comments & the opinions of other people over a long period of time, it is not something i have ever...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2024, 08:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
David, I have not seen this FB video. I do...

David, I have not seen this FB video.

I do not do FB, I was very briefly a member, then FB became too intrusive, and I was unable to see any plus factors at all in continuing with FB, I cannot...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2024, 05:50 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
As I have commented, as you have recognised,...

As I have commented, as you have recognised, David, I cannot give an opinion, just comments.

So here is another comment:- I have yet to see any Javanese hilt or selut that has similar design...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th November 2024, 10:35 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 35,100
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This is not an opinion, what follows is only...

This is not an opinion, what follows is only comment based upon feeling.

The blade is not stylistically Javanese. It might be recent Madura work but if so the craftsman has not been consistent in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd November 2024, 09:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,952
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes David I understand that you are repeating...

Yes David I understand that you are repeating what you have seen in various sources, I've never seen those sources, & I do not read the social media type keris "discussions". I do not have your depth...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd November 2024, 09:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,952
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The stones in the mendak will be yakut (rose cut...

The stones in the mendak will be yakut (rose cut rock crystal) and mirah ; the "mirah" is a bit of a twister because it can be understood as either "ruby" or simply "red". It is most likely that the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd November 2024, 12:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,952
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This reference to "Si Mega", has been itching in...

This reference to "Si Mega", has been itching in the back of my mind all day.

It comes down to what language the term is used in. I said "Javanese or Madurese", but I forgot about Indonesian.
...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st November 2024, 11:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,952
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I don't know if we're dealing with Madurese or...

I don't know if we're dealing with Madurese or Javanese when we address the term "Si Mega".

In Javanese "si" is used as an honorific, or indicator that one is speaking to or with a person with...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th November 2024, 08:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 21,952
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Nothing to add to any of that. Kuda is...

Nothing to add to any of that.

Kuda is Indonesian for "horse"

Jaran is Javanese (ngoko - low level) for "horse", other words for "horse" in Javanese are "kapal" (krama - high level) &...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th November 2024, 06:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 25,121
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Well Adam, I'm a cynic. There is no doubt in...

Well Adam, I'm a cynic.

There is no doubt in my mind that flaws and faults in manufacture are interpreted by both makers and sellers as enhancements --- & I'm not only thinking keris here, nor at...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th November 2024, 05:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 25,121
Posted By A. G. Maisey
In Jawa and Bali too, if the pamor material...

In Jawa and Bali too, if the pamor material enters into the edge this is considered to be a flaw in the blade.

When we carve the blade we are supposed to continually check by etching whether the...
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 13th November 2024, 06:43 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 70,874
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Tosanaji Keris List 87

On Monday 18th November 2024, after 6am Sydney, Australia time, Keris List #87 from Tosanaji should be available for viewing on the Tosanaji website:-
www.kerisattosanaji.com
There will be a...
Forum: Swap Forum 13th November 2024, 06:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 18,982
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Tosanaji Keris List 87

On Monday 18th November 2024, after 6am Sydney, Australia time, Keris List #87 from Tosanaji should be available for viewing on the Tosanaji website:-
www.kerisattosanaji.com
There will be a...
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