LORO BLONYO

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Originally Posted by Sajen

To me have been offered this pair of Loro Blonyo some years ago together with this other round containers, both worked from brass and gilded and then painted. It was told to me that they are from the Keraton of Solo and the price have been extremly high so I only have the pictures. I don't know if they are really from the Keraton but I have never seen a better pair.

Dear Sajen,
I have seen many kinds of Loro Blonyo (please spell it "low-row blow-nyow") but I don't know which is 'original', which is souvenir item. What I know is, real Loro Blonyo statues are little-kid sized. My Loro Blonyo is about 75cm height (the Sadono) and about 50 cm (Dewi Sri).

Usually, the sitting position of the Sadono is sitting cross-legged. And the Dewi Sri is sitting with the knees bent. Mine, is Yogyakartan style with type dress of "basahan ageng" (from the type of the bride and bride-groom dress, please correct me if I'm wrong, Mr Boedhy Adhitya), and I think yours is the older style (Mataram, you may see from the model of the dress). And Alan's Loro Blonyo I think is Solonese style...

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