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Originally Posted by Rick
I wonder if in this case we should be looking at the shape rather than the carving .
They all have a N.Coast shape IMO .. 
Madura interpretation of N.Coast work ???  |
Dear All,
I tend to agree with Rick. North Coast of Jawa. Maybe good too, if we compare the motifs of the lower-part of the ivory hilt (the base of the floral motifs) with "cirebonese motifs" (North Coast motifs) in Keraton Kasepuhan, Cirebon.
Pictures below, show you how the "wadasan" motifs (wadas = rock, but meant for the form of the sky above --- maybe 'cielo' in Spanish) at the upper-part of the white wall gate of Kasepuhan, look similar to the form of the (supposed to be) wadasan motifs in the lower-part of the hilt.
Wadasan is the main motifs, the specific characteristic of Cirebonese motifs until now. Derived from their philosophical symbol of 'sky' (probably: rock form of heaven in the sky...) they always used since their oldest Castle of Pakungwati in Keraton Kasepuhan (Cirebon old palace), built by Rakean Walangsungsang (fugitive son of famous Western Jawa Hindhu King, Siliwangi of Pajajaran) in the year of 1452 (15th century). Walangsungsang, and his younger sister Rara Santang fled from Hindhu Pajajaran, because they had turned to Islam religion. Walangsungsang then became Panembahan Cakrabuana, the first king of Pakungwati, Cirebon.
The Cirebonese motifs then turned to more abstract motifs, after the Islamic king of Sunan Gunung Jati or Syarif Hidayatullah. Gunung Jati, of Syarif Hidayatullah was the son of Rara Santang (younger sister of Walangsungsang) after married to a Middle-east nobleman -- when they went for Haj in Mekkah..
It is worth to see too, the other pictures below, picturing how "wadasan motifs" also influenced their keris culture. An old Cirebonese keris sheath, with "wadasan" motifs at the upper part of the gandar. Also, other variants of "wadasan motifs" in a Cirebon pedang handle...
Anyway, thank you David, Rick, Marco, Alamshah and Erik for your kind respond. Thanks...
GANJAWULUNG