YOUNGER Keris

Newsteel · 16th September 2008, 01:08 AM

Ahh.. good heavy blade and well executed. Nice young keris!

kulbuntet · 9th October 2008, 01:26 AM

I agree, looks realy good! Mick, who made it?

Mick · 10th October 2008, 12:45 AM

This blade is thought by some to be by Empu Pjajasukatgo during the reign of PBX in Surakarta.

This is the keris that was taken to Empu Yosopangarso and Empu Djeno Harumbrodjo by Garrett Solyom in 1976 so that they could use it to create a copy for him utilizing all of the rituals that would be required for this type of commission. This was the first high quality piece that they had ever seen. This work resulted in the photomontage and text published in Garrett and Bronwen’s Cataloge for “The World of the Javanese Keris” exhibition at the East-West Center in Honolulu.

There is a better picture of this piece (number 153) on page 56 of the same cataloge.

kulbuntet · 16th October 2008, 12:08 AM

It looks like the same, but the photo in the book shows the other side.

Never the les.. a real looker!!

16th September 2008, 01:08 AM	#1
Newsteel Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 132	Ahh.. good heavy blade and well executed. Nice young keris!

9th October 2008, 01:26 AM	#2
kulbuntet Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 159	I agree, looks realy good! Mick, who made it?

10th October 2008, 12:45 AM	#3
Mick Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 104	This blade is thought by some to be by Empu Pjajasukatgo during the reign of PBX in Surakarta. This is the keris that was taken to Empu Yosopangarso and Empu Djeno Harumbrodjo by Garrett Solyom in 1976 so that they could use it to create a copy for him utilizing all of the rituals that would be required for this type of commission. This was the first high quality piece that they had ever seen. This work resulted in the photomontage and text published in Garrett and Bronwen’s Cataloge for “The World of the Javanese Keris” exhibition at the East-West Center in Honolulu. There is a better picture of this piece (number 153) on page 56 of the same cataloge.

16th October 2008, 12:08 AM	#4
kulbuntet Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 159	It looks like the same, but the photo in the book shows the other side. Never the les.. a real looker!!