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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th December 2019, 01:14 PM
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Views: 38,044
Posted By Jean
A royal kris may not need a loop (passio sumange...

A royal kris may not need a loop (passio sumange or toli-toli) since I was told that it is supposedly made to secure the blade in front of the king?
Yes, the blade looks old but is not of matching...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th December 2019, 09:29 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 38,044
Posted By Jean
IFICAH funding sale at Czerny's

Dear friends,
This sale (Czerny's auction N° 96) took place on Friday 13th December and many interesting krisses were auctioned. The most striking one was this very nice replica royal kris from...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th December 2019, 09:05 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 26,726
Posted By Jean
Alan, This kris was part of the IFICAH funding...

Alan,
This kris was part of the IFICAH funding sale at Czerny's auction N° 96.
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th December 2019, 09:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,425
Posted By Jean
Thank you Alan. If I ever face such a situation,...

Thank you Alan. If I ever face such a situation, I would try to whiten the ivory by applying a concentrated hydrogen peroxyde solution.
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th December 2019, 06:50 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,425
Posted By Jean
Thank you Alan. This is very detrimental to the...

Thank you Alan. This is very detrimental to the aspect of the wrangka, can it be corrected without having to sand it according to your experience?
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th December 2019, 01:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,425
Posted By Jean
IMO this dark strip occurs because the carver...

IMO this dark strip occurs because the carver used the outer rim of the elephant tusk which is more prone to decay especially on the back side which is in contact with the skin (traditional Balinese...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th November 2019, 08:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,027
Posted By Jean
Yeah, I questioned "aksana" too and added a...

Yeah, I questioned "aksana" too and added a question mark after "figure position" in my post #12 but I tought that it was a Javanese variation of "asana" :)
Both words apparently do not exist in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2019, 10:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 17,027
Posted By Jean
Hello Alan, I was faced with this issue while...

Hello Alan,
I was faced with this issue while writing my hilt book and the main author of reference who addresses the subject is Karsten Sejr Jensen in his 2 books: Den Indonesiske kris and the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st November 2019, 01:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,528
Posted By Jean
The chevron pamor pattern is rather Kelabang...

The chevron pamor pattern is rather Kelabang Sayuta (chilopoda centipede) IMO.
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st November 2019, 01:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,674
Posted By Jean
This is recent and sloppy Madurese work, sorry. :)

This is recent and sloppy Madurese work, sorry. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th November 2019, 08:56 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 247,618
Posted By Jean
Thank you Amuk, your perspective is very...

Thank you Amuk, your perspective is very interesting for us foreigners who don't clearly differentiate the Sundanese culture from the Javanese one. And your krisses are always a pleasure for the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th November 2019, 09:21 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 247,618
Posted By Jean
Hello Amuk, Very interesting pieces again,...

Hello Amuk,
Very interesting pieces again, thank you!
Could you please explain or translate the following terms into English for our better understanding:
. Mahisah kerak
. Tjorok (corok, a long...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th November 2019, 10:00 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,999
Posted By Jean
Hello Alan, This is the source of information...

Hello Alan,
This is the source of information of Amuk.
This book "Keris Daya Magic - Manfaat - Tuah - Misteri" was first published in 1997 and it lists 380 straight dapurs/ designs of Javanese...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th November 2019, 06:41 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,999
Posted By Jean
David, Being also a collector of jambiyas and...

David,
Being also a collector of jambiyas and khanjars from the Middle-East, I fully concur with your opinion although I would accept that this kris has a "dapur jambiya" ;)
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd November 2019, 10:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 41,999
Posted By Jean
See what a jambiya from Yemen looks like in...

See what a jambiya from Yemen looks like in comparison.
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th October 2019, 04:58 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 679,232
Posted By Jean
Is the wooden ball integral with the hilt or not?...

Is the wooden ball integral with the hilt or not?
Martin Kerner showed similar hilts identified as Bima in his reference book "Keris Griffe aus Museen und privatsammlungen".
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th September 2019, 02:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 37,087
Posted By Jean
Thank you Pak Ganja. I checked that 864 is a...

Thank you Pak Ganja. I checked that 864 is a multiple of 2 and 3 (2x2x2x2x2x3x3x3) so feasible, but this is a lot of layers!
Regards :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th September 2019, 06:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,844
Posted By Jean
Hello Gio, I also got this one in my collection...

Hello Gio,
I also got this one in my collection with a dapur more similar to yours but which is more recent I think.
Regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th September 2019, 09:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 37,087
Posted By Jean
May be Pak Ganja meant 8 to 64 which looks more...

May be Pak Ganja meant 8 to 64 which looks more realistic?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th September 2019, 01:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,844
Posted By Jean
Hello Alan, Although this is a difficult if not...

Hello Alan,
Although this is a difficult if not impossible question, may I ask you your best personal guess about the age range of these 2 blades from the pics?
Best regards
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th September 2019, 10:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,844
Posted By Jean
Thank you Alan. I feel amazed that this type of...

Thank you Alan. I feel amazed that this type of blade with such a complex pamor could be attributed to a tangguh linked to a 12th century period, but we know that it is irrelevant.
Regards :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2019, 01:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,844
Posted By Jean
Thank you Alan and I agree with Sunda/ West Java...

Thank you Alan and I agree with Sunda/ West Java (the land of origin of Segaluh), but do you refer to my blade or the one from Gio?
Regards
Forum: Keris Swap Forum 26th September 2019, 09:17 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 5,589
Posted By Jean
Krisses for sale

Dear friends,
As we are planning to move to a smaller house I have decided to reduce my kris collection by about 60 pieces. All of them were carefully selected and most are included in my latest...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2019, 08:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,844
Posted By Jean
Not Balinese IMO but rather S... The shape with...

Not Balinese IMO but rather S... The shape with the protruding ganja and 7 or 9 very shallow waves is typical. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th September 2019, 09:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 37,087
Posted By Jean
:eek: :eek:

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