Something worth a passing glance

A. G. Maisey · Today, 03:09 AM

I am not much given to the show & tell thing, & I am not at all in favour of displaying any of my personal keris. However, this keris is about to go to a new home, and the pendok is one of the best that I have ever handled, it is the work of Pak Dayadi (Alm.) a formidable craftsman from Solo, who left us some years ago.

I have not seen work to rival this in many years.

I feel that this dress is worth a passing glance, perhaps a little more than this.

A. G. Maisey · Today, 03:22 AM

Higher res pendok

drdavid · Today, 10:29 AM

Amazing pendok Alan, thank you for showing. Should the iconography (5 claw dragon and Feng Hua) make us think this was made for someone prominent from a Chinese background
DrD

A. G. Maisey · Today, 11:43 AM

No, not really, this is a late 20th Century Solonese pendok, the pattern books of the craftsmen who produce these works of art are full of motifs that come from many cultures. The execution of this particular pendok is vastly better than most examples that we might come across, but the actual motifs in this day & age are not exclusively Javanese.

Today, 03:09 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,927	Something worth a passing glance I am not much given to the show & tell thing, & I am not at all in favour of displaying any of my personal keris. However, this keris is about to go to a new home, and the pendok is one of the best that I have ever handled, it is the work of Pak Dayadi (Alm.) a formidable craftsman from Solo, who left us some years ago. I have not seen work to rival this in many years. I feel that this dress is worth a passing glance, perhaps a little more than this. Attached Images

Today, 03:22 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,927	Higher res pendok Attached Images

Today, 10:29 AM	#3
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Amazing pendok Alan, thank you for showing. Should the iconography (5 claw dragon and Feng Hua) make us think this was made for someone prominent from a Chinese background DrD

Today, 11:43 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,927	No, not really, this is a late 20th Century Solonese pendok, the pattern books of the craftsmen who produce these works of art are full of motifs that come from many cultures. The execution of this particular pendok is vastly better than most examples that we might come across, but the actual motifs in this day & age are not exclusively Javanese.