Rick, something like 35 years ago there was an exhibition in Solo of the work of the new keris making generation, who were known as the Anak-Anak ASKI.
The work on display was beautifully sculpted, it was immaculate in its execution. Superb garap.
A very famous keris connoisseur was attending this exhibition in the same group of people that I was with. His name was Goh Tik Swan aka Harjonegoro.
His comment was:- "Well, this is certainly art, but are these things keris?"
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