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Originally Posted by Ki Jayamalelo
The mass production of Madura might have followers but most of them are not the real high keris culture.
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Hi Ki Jayamalelo,
Alas... 99.9999% of us keris collectors can never hope to own, touch, or even see a high-culture keris...
But your comments are certainly necessary to see where the high end of the bar is. Empu Kumis used to share with us the features of a good keris, in accordance to his very strict standards.
Unfortunately, pictures of good high-culture kerises are far and few in between, so it is difficult to appreciate the aesthetic nuances that the words are trying to describe.