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Old 4th February 2009, 01:30 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by ganjawulung
Dear All,

It is worth to see too, the other pictures below, picturing how "wadasan motifs" also influenced their keris culture. An old Cirebonese keris sheath, with "wadasan" motifs at the upper part of the gandar. Also, other variants of "wadasan motifs" in a Cirebon pedang handle...

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Nice sheath! I have also heard comparisons of Cirebon motifs to Chinese ones. The clouds are similar to the way they are depicted in some Chinese relief carving. Another couple of motifs that were associated with Chinese influence are the chained swastika and the 'meandering belt'.

I can't find reference pics at the moment...
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