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15th April 2010, 05:35 PM | #1 |
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Good question Rick. It is, after all, the blade that does the "evil" deed of blinding him.
I don't know if this will look any clearer, but i found this better than average version for clarity and blew it up as much as i dared. I am sure that the original color is off, but hopefully it will clearly show this to be a keris. |
15th April 2010, 06:04 PM | #2 |
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BANTEN sheath?
Was the sheath Banten "sandang walikat"? If yes, then Cirebonese "buta hilt" would match with Bantenese walikat.... Just guessing. For comparison, (picture) is Bantenese warangka but not sandang walikat. Banten warangka, could seem as if symetrical, although the blade inside doesn't need to be symetrical.
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15th April 2010, 07:54 PM | #4 |
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Here is a picture of his "Kunstcaemer"
At this moment I have no Idea if the items on display are genuinely from rembrandts time... |
15th April 2010, 08:49 PM | #5 |
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Hmmm....well i do see a keris on the wall in the middle next to a bust. It would be cool if this stuff actually was his personal affects.
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15th April 2010, 09:22 PM | #6 |
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Two days before Rembrandt's death he was visited by genealogist Pieter van Brederode, who has made a record of antiquities and curiosa in his collection. So, despite his very bad financial situation, Rembrandt should have possessed (after many auctions he was forced to make) some objects till death.
There surely will be some information in museum about his estate. The diaries of Pieter van Brederode are also published, 2006. But I think, it's nearly impossible there would be some original objects from Rembrandt's household or collections. Last edited by Gustav; 15th April 2010 at 11:03 PM. |
15th April 2010, 11:59 PM | #7 |
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This is alike to failing to see a forest because the trees got in the way.
I can see that keris clearly and in detail now. Last night I looked again and again and focussed intently on the hand. I did not see that the mailed hand was grasping the blade, I sub-consciously had that hand gripping the hilt. Helps to look at things when you haven't just finished 12 hours in front of a computer screen. |
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