Eastern Java / Madura kris - Empu Tandju Bari?

A. G. Maisey · 16th July 2009, 04:15 AM

Yes David, I reversed it --- intentionally.

If I had not reversed it it would be back to front, and impossible to properly view.

You see, when you learn all this tangguh and appraisal stuff, you develop something like a set of templates in your mind, so that in order to look at a keris and form any sort of supportable opinion you measure the image against the template that is in your mind.

What I did with the original image was to manipulate it into an orientation where a proper assessment could be made.

In fact, I often do this with published images of keris before I give an opinion, but I have not previously published or explained this.

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16th July 2009, 04:15 AM	#10
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Yes David, I reversed it --- intentionally. If I had not reversed it it would be back to front, and impossible to properly view. You see, when you learn all this tangguh and appraisal stuff, you develop something like a set of templates in your mind, so that in order to look at a keris and form any sort of supportable opinion you measure the image against the template that is in your mind. What I did with the original image was to manipulate it into an orientation where a proper assessment could be made. In fact, I often do this with published images of keris before I give an opinion, but I have not previously published or explained this.