New forged keris for review

Jean · 14th August 2023, 08:23 AM

The pamor Jarot Asem Wengkon (?) is very finely made IMO.

A. G. Maisey · 14th August 2023, 08:52 AM

The pamor is brilliant.

The rest of this keris is out of proportion, poorly carved and just plain ugly, in a word:- kaku.

Gustav · 14th August 2023, 11:09 AM

And here for comparison the original Keris, auctioned earlier this year.

Anthony G. · 14th August 2023, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Gustav

And here for comparison the original Keris, auctioned earlier this year.

This is awesome piece, majo era keris?

A. G. Maisey · 14th August 2023, 12:54 PM

and what a difference we have, the original is something pretty nice, just the difference in detail & proportion destroys the copy.

Anthony G. · 14th August 2023, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

and what a difference we have, the original is something pretty nice, just the difference in detail & proportion destroys the copy.

very true. I supposed the base of the bilah is kind of too 'wide'.

David · 14th August 2023, 02:05 PM

Well, i'm jumping on the "ugly" train here as well. As stated, the pamor is pretty brilliant, but the rest of this keris is just not attractive.
Another thing that i find disturbing is the way the pamor simply runs right over the ganan figure on the gandik rather than working with the contours of the carved figure there. This figure also seems stiff and cartoonish compared to the original model. The greneng seems to not understand how ron dha should be shaped.

14th August 2023, 08:23 AM	#1
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	The pamor Jarot Asem Wengkon (?) is very finely made IMO. Last edited by Jean; 14th August 2023 at 08:49 AM. Reason: Not sure about the pamor type

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Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,202	And here for comparison the original Keris, auctioned earlier this year. Attached Images

14th August 2023, 08:52 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,736	The pamor is brilliant. The rest of this keris is out of proportion, poorly carved and just plain ugly, in a word:- kaku.

14th August 2023, 12:54 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,736	and what a difference we have, the original is something pretty nice, just the difference in detail & proportion destroys the copy.

14th August 2023, 02:05 PM	#7
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,047	Well, i'm jumping on the "ugly" train here as well. As stated, the pamor is pretty brilliant, but the rest of this keris is just not attractive. Another thing that i find disturbing is the way the pamor simply runs right over the ganan figure on the gandik rather than working with the contours of the carved figure there. This figure also seems stiff and cartoonish compared to the original model. The greneng seems to not understand how ron dha should be shaped.