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19th September 2015, 09:45 PM | #1 |
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Wedung for sharing
Just have won a wedung, something what was already long on my wish list. Wedungs are only worn in the courts of Central Java and it seems nearby that a blade with gold belong to a high ranking person. The german auction house stated that this piece was collected in the 30s/40s last century and coming from a german collection where it was from this date. It is 41 cm long. Will post better pictures soon as I have it in my hands.
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19th September 2015, 09:49 PM | #2 |
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Congratulations Detlef. I think these are exquisite knives, and the craftsmanship is of the highest quality. This one seems to have had a gold wash, with much of it gone in the past.
How old do you think it may be? Ian |
19th September 2015, 10:09 PM | #3 |
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Thank you Ian. Age is difficult to say but my guess would be 19th century, maybe Alan will be able to shed some light on the age of it. When I am not comletely wrong is this one from Jogjakarta.
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19th September 2015, 10:52 PM | #4 |
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Nice wedung, but it does require some TLC to make it presentable.
Yes, I believe we're looking at 19th century, maybe late 18th, all the wedungs of comparable style to this one, that I have seen, have been Surakarta. |
20th September 2015, 12:27 AM | #5 |
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I agree with Alan in that this one needs a bit of TLC, but it seems fairly complete and i'm sure you have the touch Detlef.
I would like to eventual add one of these to my collection... |
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Regards, Detlef |
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