Megantoro

Marcokeris · 5th April 2010, 02:00 PM

Dapur megantoro, pamor pedaringan

ganjawulung · 5th April 2010, 04:53 PM

Hi Marco,
Like "Karna Tinandhing" (two sekar kacangs in one blade), this type of dhapur is also reflecting the brilliant idea of the creator -- combination of keris with luks and straight blade... Combined in one nice curving bottom lines of "ganja wilut"

I have one, but not as good as yours. In Yogyakartan sheath too...

GANJAWULUNG

Alam Shah · 5th April 2010, 06:11 PM

Lovely blades.. I've always love this dapur.. this and Pulanggeni.. Congrats to all whom have this blade..

GIO · 5th April 2010, 07:25 PM

Hi Marcokeris,
Wonderful piece ! My compliments

Purchased during your latest visit to Java, I suppose.

A. G. Maisey · 5th April 2010, 11:41 PM

Nice keris Marco.

Pak Ganja, would be kind enough to list the ricikan of keris dhapur megantoro for us?

Thank you.

ganjawulung · 6th April 2010, 02:20 AM

With pleasure, Alan, I try to describe it. This dhapur is one of my favorite for a long time. And one of the best Megantara (or Megantoro) I've ever seen in my hand is the one in the collection of Mr Haryono Guritno (as you may see in his book, "Keris Jawa" on page 319 and 358 -- picture below). A Megantara with tinatah emas (gold ornament) "wadana sawelas" (ornaments in eleven surfaces of the blade) in Yogyakartan dress of timoho gayaman ('ngingrim motif'), gold pendhok with diamonds... A truly elegant keris pusaka of Yogyakarta.

IMHO, from what I've seen from other Megantara kerises too, it is the type of "medium sized" keris. Mine is 33 cm length without pesi (almost 7 cm), compare to most Javanese kerises that usually measured 35 cm without pesi. All has "wilut" (double curve, or it is more precise -- "kelap lintah") ganja. And it usually has details of sekar kacang "pogok" (not full sekar kacang) but in a specific form of "kecambah" (sprout?) or even at a glance -- as cock's head.. Other details -- it has always seven luks, with one jalen, one lambe gajah, pejetan, tikel alis, greneng with curving end, and must have a kruwingan until 3/4 of the blade... It looks more feminine blade, than masculin...

Why always seven? It might be traced from its name "mega" or sky. In "candra sengkala" sky also reflect "7" score too. Also in Indonesian expression, we know this paraphrase of "... sampai langit ke tujuh" or 'until the seventh sky'.

I don't know who created this dhapur. But from what I've seen, at least from the pusaka of Yogyakarta in the hand of Haryono Guritno -- the tangguh supposed to be Majapahit...

GANJAWULUNG

5th April 2010, 02:00 PM	#1
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	Megantoro Dapur megantoro, pamor pedaringan Attached Images

5th April 2010, 04:53 PM	#2
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	Hi Marco, Like "Karna Tinandhing" (two sekar kacangs in one blade), this type of dhapur is also reflecting the brilliant idea of the creator -- combination of keris with luks and straight blade... Combined in one nice curving bottom lines of "ganja wilut" I have one, but not as good as yours. In Yogyakartan sheath too... GANJAWULUNG Attached Images

6th April 2010, 02:20 AM	#6
ganjawulung Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: J a k a r t a Posts: 991	With pleasure, Alan, I try to describe it. This dhapur is one of my favorite for a long time. And one of the best Megantara (or Megantoro) I've ever seen in my hand is the one in the collection of Mr Haryono Guritno (as you may see in his book, "Keris Jawa" on page 319 and 358 -- picture below). A Megantara with tinatah emas (gold ornament) "wadana sawelas" (ornaments in eleven surfaces of the blade) in Yogyakartan dress of timoho gayaman ('ngingrim motif'), gold pendhok with diamonds... A truly elegant keris pusaka of Yogyakarta. IMHO, from what I've seen from other Megantara kerises too, it is the type of "medium sized" keris. Mine is 33 cm length without pesi (almost 7 cm), compare to most Javanese kerises that usually measured 35 cm without pesi. All has "wilut" (double curve, or it is more precise -- "kelap lintah") ganja. And it usually has details of sekar kacang "pogok" (not full sekar kacang) but in a specific form of "kecambah" (sprout?) or even at a glance -- as cock's head.. Other details -- it has always seven luks, with one jalen, one lambe gajah, pejetan, tikel alis, greneng with curving end, and must have a kruwingan until 3/4 of the blade... It looks more feminine blade, than masculin... Why always seven? It might be traced from its name "mega" or sky. In "candra sengkala" sky also reflect "7" score too. Also in Indonesian expression, we know this paraphrase of "... sampai langit ke tujuh" or 'until the seventh sky'. I don't know who created this dhapur. But from what I've seen, at least from the pusaka of Yogyakarta in the hand of Haryono Guritno -- the tangguh supposed to be Majapahit... GANJAWULUNG Attached Images

5th April 2010, 06:11 PM	#3
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Lovely blades.. I've always love this dapur.. this and Pulanggeni.. Congrats to all whom have this blade..

5th April 2010, 07:25 PM	#4
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 313	Hi Marcokeris, Wonderful piece ! My compliments Purchased during your latest visit to Java, I suppose.

5th April 2010, 11:41 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,924	Nice keris Marco. Pak Ganja, would be kind enough to list the ricikan of keris dhapur megantoro for us? Thank you.