The Keris of Majapahit

A. G. Maisey · 1st September 2015, 11:40 PM

Yes Jean, I agree that we needed to mention tangguh, I'm glad that we have mentioned it and that we can shelve it.

Thank you for your comment on "Interpretation", but what was published was a greatly compressed version, and it does not address the keris across the entire spectrum of early Javanese society.

Then there is the Keris Sajen.

For a very long time these were called "Keris Majapahit" in the Western Community. Sure, they've always been "sajen" in Jawa but in the past even noted Javanologists were telling the world that they had identified the ancestor of the Modern Keris.

Can we be quite certain that the Keris Sajen is not the style that preceded the Modern Keris?

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1st September 2015, 11:40 PM	#8
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,994	Yes Jean, I agree that we needed to mention tangguh, I'm glad that we have mentioned it and that we can shelve it. Thank you for your comment on "Interpretation", but what was published was a greatly compressed version, and it does not address the keris across the entire spectrum of early Javanese society. Then there is the Keris Sajen. For a very long time these were called "Keris Majapahit" in the Western Community. Sure, they've always been "sajen" in Jawa but in the past even noted Javanologists were telling the world that they had identified the ancestor of the Modern Keris. Can we be quite certain that the Keris Sajen is not the style that preceded the Modern Keris?