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Is this a Javanese keris blade? And why?
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Hi BluErf,
You posted a Javanese keris, called Megantara Luk 5. (Ensiklopedia Keris p:288) It is an exotic keris. The Dapur keris like that is so rare. Many kind of Keris with Dapor like this, can be luk 5, 7 or 9. But it have a special characteristic ; the Luk just at bottom (Jawa : Sorsoran) to midle blade, and from midle to the top of blade (Jawa : Pucuk) made a stright. Looks like made from Majapahit or mataram Senopaten period, I think ![]() The pamor looks like a Wos Wutah. Just for another example, u can visit : http://keris.fotopic.net/c364330.html http://keris.fotopic.net/c311734.html http://www.geocities.com/koleksikeris/Submegantoro.html Regards, Mans. |
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I don't think its a megantara. That's supposed to have 7 luks isnt it? Plus, isn't it supposed to have a kembang kacang or pogok? It doesn't have the central fuller. This keris has a similar outline with megantara, I feel.
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![]() ![]() Megantara not just has 7 luks. It can be 5 or 9. The Ensiklopedia just give a one (Luk 7) of several kind Luks of keris with dapur Megantara. Dapur of javanese keris not too exactly same with shown at Ensiklopedia Keris. Perhaps, many dapur of Javanese keris can't be identified till now. Or..., some of piece looks like different, but it appear a same dapur. For example, Keris with dapur Panji Pengantin (Ensiklopedia Keris p:348), try to looking at appendix which shown a Panji Pengantin keris, but it has a different Kembang Kacang ![]() Btw, would you please post some close up photos at sorsoran and bottop of gonjo, so that we can look with clear at "C" (Jawa : Kruwingan) at Gandik ? regards, Mans. |
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Perhaps this is the empu's exam results (before he started working on the piece):
Proportion = A Forging = A Garap = C ...d'oh!! ![]() ![]() |
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Ok, here's the close-up. The keris is a lot sturdier than typical Javanese blades and is tempered half-way through. The metal feels more typical of S. Sumatran kerises too.
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