Looking for info on contemporary Keris Buda´s

[Jussi M.]

Greetings.

have been away for a while but back again... I have managed to form a liking towards the shape of the Keris Buda. Please - if you have any recently made Buda´s let´s see ´em :D

Of course The Old stuff is also more than welcomed...

Thanks,

J

[ferrylaki]

Greetings.

have been away for a while but back again... I have managed to form a liking towards the shape of the Keris Buda. Please - if you have any recently made Buda´s let´s see ´em :D

Of course The Old stuff is also more than welcomed...

Thanks,

J

I dont have a buda keris. but I'vee seen some buda keris in Jakarta keris exibition. Jussi M. do you have any picture of buda keris?

[A. G. Maisey]

Here's a somewhat unusual current era KB Jussi.

Weight is 800grms.

Length is 43cm (17").

This is a very massive KB.

[Jussi M.]

What an earth has that thing been dipped to? Alien blood or something?

[Rick]

What an earth has that thing been dipped to? Alien blood or something?

Instant antiquity . ;)
Many prefer an aged look .

[A. G. Maisey]

There are several substances that are used to achieve an aged look. This blade probably used two , one after the other.

To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.

[David]

To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.
I find the finish appealing, but i don't really care for the serrated, jagged edge look.

[Jussi M.]

There are several substances that are used to achieve an aged look. This blade probably used two , one after the other.

To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.

Well, I guess it´s the same as with pre-distressed watchbands and jeans really :p

I like the looks, I just guess I´d prefer new things to look their age :shrug:

But, if it is being sold as new instead of a rare, collectors, antique It´s ok.

[Rick]

I like the looks, I just guess I´d prefer new things to look their age :shrug:

I agree with you in this Jussi . :)
Let's not hide artistry under artificial pits . :rolleyes: :shrug:

[A. G. Maisey]

Rick, from the point of view of some Javanese keris fanciers, the finish that this blade has been given is, in fact, artistry, that enhances, rather than detracts from the blade. I can understand that it is not to your taste, and frankly, not really to my taste either, but for some people it spells "excellence" with a capital "E".

The question of an attempt to decieve simply does not arise.

This keris has been made to the proportions of a keris buda, but upon a massive scale, and incorporating stylistic variations that are not found in a KB.

It was never intended to replicate a KB, but to be a work of art in the form of a KB. It is a truly massive keris, you cannot really envisage how massive until you hold it.

[Rick]

I understand Alan .
Twenty years and a couple of owners hence though ?? :shrug:

[A. G. Maisey]

Not a possibility with this one Rick.

I emphasise:- it is MASSIVE.

Nobody who had ever handled a keris, let alone a keris Buda, could possibly mistake this art work for an original KB.My pics don't do it justice, it is really a superb piece of work.

[Rick]

Understood then; a giant among KB it is . :)