New Addition #1 Bugis?

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Both of these blades exhibit evidence of being made by people with a high degree of skill in the use of tools. However, using the standards of beauty which I have been taught, the blade in the possession of Kino is far and away superior from an artistic point of view. This blade has flow and harmony, the blade attributed to Tok Chu is not harmonious, and there is no flow:- it is a statement of excellent craftsmanship, but it is not a statement of art.
I almost never post on the art of the keris, simply because I find it too difficult to express the necessary ideas in print, however, the contrast between these two blades provides an excellent example of the difference between art and craft.

I must say that i also much prefer kino's keris. Still, i have to wonder if the standards of beauty that you were taught, which are based upon Javanese standards, can be fully applied to a keris made on the peninsula.
That being said, i see what you mean and we share a similar aesthetic.