a keris for my father

A. G. Maisey · 19th February 2008, 03:12 AM

And I'd be very inclined to take that signature with a grain of salt.

Ferry, if you read about "who" made keris in olden times, it was this king, or that king, or some other king. The king made the keris, using the medium of such and such an empu.

What empu would be sufficiently arrogant to affix his own name to anything he made, for his lord, or for anybody else?

The work of individual makers, or schools of makers is recognised by style. It is totally outside the ethics of keris making to put one's own name on something that one has made. Just not on.

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19th February 2008, 03:12 AM	#16
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	And I'd be very inclined to take that signature with a grain of salt. Ferry, if you read about "who" made keris in olden times, it was this king, or that king, or some other king. The king made the keris, using the medium of such and such an empu. What empu would be sufficiently arrogant to affix his own name to anything he made, for his lord, or for anybody else? The work of individual makers, or schools of makers is recognised by style. It is totally outside the ethics of keris making to put one's own name on something that one has made. Just not on.