MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of Keris
Keris Melayu Riau Luk 7 Bungkem 909.
Keris Melayu Riau Luk 7 Bungkem 909 – A very good
and rather rare example of a keris form the southern Sumatra or southern
Malaysian peninsular regions of Riau Lingga. Handle in the jawa demam
form as well as the top sheath in the typical Malay tebeng styles, are
made from very well selected kemuning woods with flashing grains. Bottom
stem is made from angsena woods with tiger’s stripe grains with an
elephant ivory bottom tip. A finely repoussed silver ferrule or pendoko
completes fittings.
Very sturdy blade with 7 waves or luks and well executed base features or
perabots and having angled sharp edges. The elephant trunk like feature
at the base of the blade is using the rare kembasng kacang bungkem
(Javanese) that curls in and touches the blade.
Pamor patterns are condense and are arranged in the mlumah technique of
the wos utah or scattered rice variations. All patterns are unplanned or
pamor tiban, and at the base an unplanned pamor tiban showing a
peak like formation is seen and is called pamor ujung gunung. Along the
sharp edges, circumferential pamor lines are seen and are called pamor
wengkon or tepian.
The pamor wos utah is said to enhance the owner’s material well being,
while the pamor ujung gunung is said to enhance the owner’s status and
the pamor wengkon is said to be of the protective nature.
Condition: Very good condition.
Age: Krises are traditionally made without any date stampings or engravings of the makers' name. Although a kris smith or "empu" has his own styles configured together with the dapor and especially the ganjar (cross piece). Obvious age wear and tear, usage, familiarity with forms, motifs and designs, origin and history, mediums and materials used are our guidelines in determining an approximate age. This particular piece, from our experience and knowledge, should go back to the late 19th century.
Length of blade: 10.2". Overall length: 14".
Price:- US$350 excluding shipping.
Our terms:
Buyer will pre-pay, plus shipping and insurance (optional), which will be calculated upon receipt of address.
We accept American Express credit card mail orders and International checks in Singapore dollars, or bank or wire transfers. Please allow a few days for clearance. Items are dispatched only after payments are cleared.
We also accept PayPal, Western Union and other forms of payment maybe accepted, but has to be clarified first.
Shipment by air courier. Shipments by reliably known Federal Express. Depending on destination, please allow a maximum of 5 working days for safe delivery time. Other cheaper forms of delivery are available through Speedpost, an arm of the postal service here. Do not hesitate to e-mail for details.
To the U.S.A, present rates are at US$32.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$22.00 per kilogram (10 days). Other destinations please do inquire.
Our Pledge:
We are confident that you will be satisfied with this item and we guarantee it to be materially as presented. However, if the item does meet your expectations, it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchased price, less the shipping cost, provided the item is returned in its original condition.
We advise interested buyers to please feel free without any obligations, to ask for more information or pictures of the items interested. We are also open to any comments on our item's descriptions.
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No. 31, Bussorah Street, Singapore 199449.
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