Sunginggan - six degrees of separation

Jean · 4th September 2019, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Green

1) Who is/was this Mr Zimmermann?

May be Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) but it spells with a single 'n" at the end

My personal impression is that this kris is quite recent (last quarter of 20th century) but I may be wrong of course.
Regards

A. G. Maisey · 4th September 2019, 10:50 AM

Or, of course, you may be right, Jean.

I've been saying for years that I can't tell much from photos, but even if it is recent, stylistically it is North Coast, and those motifs and colour scheme are a Chinese dream.

Big Bob only got one "n"?

Well, a man of his status deserves two. I see the ----mann form as being far more regal than the ----man form.

But I think this auction was the Dr. Zimmermann collection, not Bob's collection --- Bob collects houses, its Ringo Starr who collects sharp pointy things

Green · 4th September 2019, 11:41 AM

interesting and very likely that as Alan said, this keris may be commissioned by a Chinese gentleman. Decoration on the scabbard matches very well with old chinese satin attire. i can imagine a rather overweight and rich chinese merchant reclining on a sofa in his opium den in jakarta surrounded by his indonesian concubines smoking his bong while holding this keris and admiring it...

it is a rather elegant keris to my untutored eyes....

4th September 2019, 10:50 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Or, of course, you may be right, Jean. I've been saying for years that I can't tell much from photos, but even if it is recent, stylistically it is North Coast, and those motifs and colour scheme are a Chinese dream. Big Bob only got one "n"? Well, a man of his status deserves two. I see the ----mann form as being far more regal than the ----man form. But I think this auction was the Dr. Zimmermann collection, not Bob's collection --- Bob collects houses, its Ringo Starr who collects sharp pointy things

4th September 2019, 11:41 AM	#3
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 325	interesting and very likely that as Alan said, this keris may be commissioned by a Chinese gentleman. Decoration on the scabbard matches very well with old chinese satin attire. i can imagine a rather overweight and rich chinese merchant reclining on a sofa in his opium den in jakarta surrounded by his indonesian concubines smoking his bong while holding this keris and admiring it... it is a rather elegant keris to my untutored eyes....