painted Keris

David · 16th March 2013, 04:35 PM

Painted sheaths are referred to as sunggingan Chregu. There has been a little bit of resurgence in the art of late, but yours appears to be an older example which is a bit rarer.

Rick · 16th March 2013, 09:09 PM

It looks like the seal of Mataram is painted on the wrangka .
This keris looks old and well crafted .

Jean · 16th March 2013, 09:10 PM

I can't tell if this sheath is old or not but I notice that the atasan was broken in 2 places. The decoration shows the blazon of the Solo kraton but the finish is not that good.
The blade looks old and the pamor is nice (Tirto Tejo?) but it lacks elegance due to the indistinct and uneven waves, these pieces are often attributed to Cirebon, any other opinion?
Best regards

Rick · 16th March 2013, 09:21 PM

Pre WWII blade ?
Dress is 60's-70's and it's had a beating ?

Pamor control seems pretty good .

chregu · 17th March 2013, 04:40 PM

hello together

many thanks for all your information.
to repeat: painted sheaths are called "sunggingan".
"The decoration shows the blazon of the Solo kraton". is it just the whole presentation, or the round part in the middle?
even as an addition: the whole Wrangka thick primed white.
The whole painting is very fine and accurately performed, except everything is painted in gold.

again thanks
beautiful Sunday evening
chregu

Rick · 17th March 2013, 07:00 PM

A. G. Maisey · 18th March 2013, 03:53 AM

I'm pretty much with Jean all the way on this.

The motif could be given as "lung-lungan", or "vines".

The sunggingan work is quite inferior, the sort of thing you'd buy already done from a market stall. I doubt that it is very old, I think its just had a hard life. The green pendok is correct colour for wear by a person in the Surakarta Karaton with the rank of mentri. The finish on these pendok is traditionally a sort of enamel that we call "kemalo", it is extremely fragile and in an older keris is almost always cracked and peeling off in lumps. More recent pendok are finished in auto enamel, which is much more durable.

Blade style is probably attributable to north coast Jawa, but the width of the blumbangan and kembang kacang form means that it would very probably be given a tangguh of Segaluh.

chregu · 19th March 2013, 08:40 PM

hello together

I thank you all very much for the interesting information.
I cleaned the waranka (cotton and little soap) and then oiled.
Now the colors light up again, looks great, has a lot of joy in it.
will again set pictures as soon as I have time in the day to take pictures.
many thanks again to all who responded.

many greetings
Chregu

16th March 2013, 09:10 PM	#3
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	I can't tell if this sheath is old or not but I notice that the atasan was broken in 2 places. The decoration shows the blazon of the Solo kraton but the finish is not that good. The blade looks old and the pamor is nice (Tirto Tejo?) but it lacks elegance due to the indistinct and uneven waves, these pieces are often attributed to Cirebon, any other opinion? Best regards Last edited by Jean; 17th March 2013 at 10:49 AM.

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chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	hello together many thanks for all your information. to repeat: painted sheaths are called "sunggingan". "The decoration shows the blazon of the Solo kraton". is it just the whole presentation, or the round part in the middle? even as an addition: the whole Wrangka thick primed white. The whole painting is very fine and accurately performed, except everything is painted in gold. again thanks beautiful Sunday evening chregu Attached Images

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16th March 2013, 04:35 PM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	Painted sheaths are referred to as sunggingan Chregu. There has been a little bit of resurgence in the art of late, but yours appears to be an older example which is a bit rarer.

16th March 2013, 09:09 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	It looks like the seal of Mataram is painted on the wrangka . This keris looks old and well crafted .

16th March 2013, 09:21 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Pre WWII blade ? Dress is 60's-70's and it's had a beating ? Pamor control seems pretty good .

18th March 2013, 03:53 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	I'm pretty much with Jean all the way on this. The motif could be given as "lung-lungan", or "vines". The sunggingan work is quite inferior, the sort of thing you'd buy already done from a market stall. I doubt that it is very old, I think its just had a hard life. The green pendok is correct colour for wear by a person in the Surakarta Karaton with the rank of mentri. The finish on these pendok is traditionally a sort of enamel that we call "kemalo", it is extremely fragile and in an older keris is almost always cracked and peeling off in lumps. More recent pendok are finished in auto enamel, which is much more durable. Blade style is probably attributable to north coast Jawa, but the width of the blumbangan and kembang kacang form means that it would very probably be given a tangguh of Segaluh.

19th March 2013, 08:40 PM	#8
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	hello together I thank you all very much for the interesting information. I cleaned the waranka (cotton and little soap) and then oiled. Now the colors light up again, looks great, has a lot of joy in it. will again set pictures as soon as I have time in the day to take pictures. many thanks again to all who responded. many greetings Chregu