Site Update + Puukos

A. G. Maisey · 25th October 2006, 05:09 AM

Ariel, they can be exquisitely beautiful.

Many people in Jawa regard the keris as the highest expression of the Javanese plastic arts. Regretably what people in western countries normally see, and come to think of as keris, are poor, sad shadows or imitations of what a keris can be. I can think of few more beautiful physical objects than a royal Balinese keris with gem studded golden handle and ivory wrongko with golden pendok, or its class equivalent in a Surakarta style keris.Even the more humble pieces can radiate a charm that is seldom matched by other forms of weaponry.If you keep looking at keris, and become a little closer to them, you have some delights in store for you.

Ian · 26th October 2006, 01:23 PM

Alan:

Would you please make a note in this Forum when your next catalog (No. 51) is posted. I think a lot of us would be interested to see it before the goodies are gone.

Ian.

A. G. Maisey · 27th October 2006, 01:41 AM

Yeah, sure Ian.

That was supposed to be my son, Matt's job. He did it with the first of the cats that was run through the site, but from that time forward its been poor old Al who's been carrying the bricks.

But yeah---sure. Probably about end November.

26th October 2006, 01:23 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,399	Thanks Alan ... Alan: Would you please make a note in this Forum when your next catalog (No. 51) is posted. I think a lot of us would be interested to see it before the goodies are gone. Ian.

25th October 2006, 05:09 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Ariel, they can be exquisitely beautiful. Many people in Jawa regard the keris as the highest expression of the Javanese plastic arts. Regretably what people in western countries normally see, and come to think of as keris, are poor, sad shadows or imitations of what a keris can be. I can think of few more beautiful physical objects than a royal Balinese keris with gem studded golden handle and ivory wrongko with golden pendok, or its class equivalent in a Surakarta style keris.Even the more humble pieces can radiate a charm that is seldom matched by other forms of weaponry.If you keep looking at keris, and become a little closer to them, you have some delights in store for you.

27th October 2006, 01:41 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Yeah, sure Ian. That was supposed to be my son, Matt's job. He did it with the first of the cats that was run through the site, but from that time forward its been poor old Al who's been carrying the bricks. But yeah---sure. Probably about end November.