Central Javanese keris for comment

A. G. Maisey · 8th June 2023, 12:43 AM

The grain orientation is convention:- ideally the grain should slant down to the front of the atasan, but sometimes the material itself prevents this.

If we use the philosophical interpretation of "why?", it is because a forward slant indicates progression & a positive feeling, a slant towards the back generates a negative feeling.

If we use the Surakarta pakem, dhapur is Jalak Ngore.

I'd prefer to leave pamor comment out of it, there are too many ways to go.

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8th June 2023, 12:43 AM	#16
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	The grain orientation is convention:- ideally the grain should slant down to the front of the atasan, but sometimes the material itself prevents this. If we use the philosophical interpretation of "why?", it is because a forward slant indicates progression & a positive feeling, a slant towards the back generates a negative feeling. If we use the Surakarta pakem, dhapur is Jalak Ngore. I'd prefer to leave pamor comment out of it, there are too many ways to go.