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Originally Posted by Battara
I'm with you David.
It would seem that since keris making is a living tradition, then evolution will naturally occur. Who knows what keris will look like in 50 years?  |
Jose, like Haiku poetry I consider the Javanese Keris as having certain inflexible rules; rules that can be interpreted by the imagination of the maker, but not violated.
Just as with Haiku, you must stay within the parameters of form and it is up to the Smith/Author to make that work beautiful to the beholder.