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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st January 2023, 09:21 PM
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Posted By Gustav
David, this could be a Keris from one of Alan's...

David, this could be a Keris from one of Alan's previous catalogues. The Gonjo seems to be separately forged from a twisted bar.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 19th January 2023, 04:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 27,469
Posted By Gustav
Funny to see it being sold again, and its price...

Funny to see it being sold again, and its price development.

As a previous custodian I can confirm it came out of Lombok.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2023, 09:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,749
Posted By Gustav
Yes, a common Ricikan for this kind of blade.

Yes, a common Ricikan for this kind of blade.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd January 2023, 12:54 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, thank you again for your very kind words. I...

Alan, thank you again for your very kind words. I must say though, that my Keris studies have extended beyond material available online or printed for some time already.

With the five Keris,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd January 2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
On commission - Groneman writes, p. 44: "I was...

On commission - Groneman writes, p. 44: "I was permitted, in the name of the Austrian Senior Governmental Administrator Franz Heger, the well-known ethnologist and ethnographer, to commission the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd January 2023, 09:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, thank you for your response again. ...

Alan, thank you for your response again.

None of these Keris I posted are from Pakualaman to my current knowledge, except #28.

The Keris from #28, by Karyocurigo I, is in Museum Bronbeek,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st January 2023, 03:58 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
On side line, regarding "early Pakualaman Keris"...

On side line, regarding "early Pakualaman Keris" - perhaps I can imagine, why there is no classification for Keris from Pakualaman in Solo.

This one is later, already from around 1875. I am not...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st January 2023, 12:06 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, thank you for your elaborate response and...

Alan, thank you for your elaborate response and the Tangguh summary.

My only aim at the beginning was to try to explain, why I don't believe the initial Keris of this thread could originate in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2022, 05:47 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, I can imagine all this makes little to no...

Alan, I can imagine all this makes little to no sense for you.

From my side thanks for your last post #18, that's all perfectly clear for me.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2022, 11:44 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
The last Keris of this row may be superfluous -...

The last Keris of this row may be superfluous - it may not share much characteristics with Keris from this thread, the goldwork of it is less in quality, yet I nevertheless see some relation between...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2022, 11:34 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Why I post yet another Keris - on this example,...

Why I post yet another Keris - on this example, mounted in Solo style, we see the same rendition of single Sogokan, and above the Poyuhan the same motif as on Keris of this thread, yet reversed....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2022, 11:14 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
I would like to introduce three other blades. At...

I would like to introduce three other blades. At first, an example from Robert Hales book, page 124. We see some correpondences in goldwork motifs, mainly - the lotus motif in the middle of blade, at...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st December 2022, 10:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, thank you for your detailed response, and...

Alan, thank you for your detailed response, and for being even more gentle then usual - I very much appreciate that.

I would like to say, that I never in my life have felt a wish to give Tangguh...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2022, 11:46 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, please don't be sarcastic. We all are...

Alan, please don't be sarcastic.

We all are aware of your excellent pedigree meanwhile.

In your post #12 you said a lot more things, to which I responded.

I wouldn't call my knowledge...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2022, 10:44 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
In fact the execution of the single Sogokan here...

In fact the execution of the single Sogokan here is Javanese, not South Sumatran.
The execution of goldwork is also Javanese. Similar motifs can be found on Javanese Keris from th first half/middle...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2022, 09:07 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Alan, a question - which is the curvature of...

Alan, a question - which is the curvature of Gonjo, that is unsuitable for Central Javanese dress? Because, if you mean the spine of Gonjo, the curvature here is rather moderate. There are early...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th December 2022, 09:20 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
This Mendak has one peculiar detail and is second...

This Mendak has one peculiar detail and is second of the kind I have seen. The first is on a Keris, which with quite high possibility could be made in the same workshop.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th December 2022, 08:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
Bungkul is elongated, as is the Mendak, on the...

Bungkul is elongated, as is the Mendak, on the old style combinations. The flow of this example is perfect.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th December 2022, 03:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
That means you don't like pre-1850 hilts.

That means you don't like pre-1850 hilts.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th December 2022, 02:53 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
1) - it is Javanese and isn't from early 20th...

1) - it is Javanese and isn't from early 20th cent.

2) - the gold work is done in two different time periods.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th December 2022, 02:49 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 45,538
Posted By Gustav
I am pleased that somebody finally has some...

I am pleased that somebody finally has some questions about the only blade from that auction that actually deserves to be discussed.

Some more pictures from auction house:
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th December 2022, 10:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 28,241
Posted By Gustav
It's Chinese indeed. You will probably laugh at...

It's Chinese indeed.
You will probably laugh at me, but it most likely says "long winding road".
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th December 2022, 10:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 26,368
Posted By Gustav
Anandalal N. speaks about Dashavatara Ganjifa,...

Anandalal N. speaks about Dashavatara Ganjifa, and certainly knows this terrain much better then me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashavatara

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganjifa...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 10th December 2022, 07:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 26,368
Posted By Gustav
You are welcome, Fernando.

You are welcome, Fernando.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th December 2022, 03:21 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 26,368
Posted By Gustav
Exactly, that's Ravana.

Exactly, that's Ravana.
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