Dear Keris collector,
I would like to introduce a very nice book about
Kerisses: The invincibleKrises 2. This book is
written in English by Vanna Ghiringhelli. The book
contains very good pictures of Kerisses with good
information. Most pictures are very large and
detailed printed on glossy paper. There is also
a nice chapter about The Keris Blade forging
written by Dr. Sandro Forgiarini.I’m proud that
I got the opputunity to distribute this book.
The normal selling price will be 45 euro, but for
this introduction I would like to offer you this
book at a price of 39,50 euro. If you want to
order a book, please send me an Email.
General information:
Title: The Invincibles Krises 2
Author: Vanna Ghiringhelli
Pages: 185 (+ index) Glossy paper
151 colored pictures
Size: 22 x 30,5 cm
Weight: 1350g
Hardcover
Introduction package-deal offer:
The invincible Krises 2 + The Kris, a passion
from Indonesia (Jean Greffioz): 90,00
The invincible Krises 2 + Keris Jawa
(Haryono Haryoguritno) 199,00
The invincible Krises 2 + Ensiklopedi
Keris 110,00
The books about Kerisses that we are
distributing are:
-Keris Jawa antara Mistik dan Nalar
(Haryono Haryoguritno) 175,00
-Ensiklopedi Keris (Bambang
Harsrinuksmo): 75,00
-The kris, a passion from Indonesia
(Jean Greffioz): 55,00
-Traditional weapons of the Indonesian
Archipelago (A.G. Zonneveld) 55,00
-Ragam HULU KERIS Sejak Zaman
Kerajaan (Suhartono Rahardjo) 19,50 limited
-De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia
Vol I (G.J.F.J.Tammens ) 69,50
-De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia
Vol 2 (G.J.F.J.Tammens) 65,00
-De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia
Vol 3: Not available at this moment
-Krisdisk: Krisses from Indonesia,
Malaysia and the Philippines (K S Jensen)49,50
-Den Indonesiske Kris (K S Jensen) 55,00 (Limited)
-Spirit of Wood (The art of Malay
woodcarving): 55,00 (limited)(all prices in Euro
and all offers valid if still available)
For more information about mentioned books
you can check the website:
http://www.devriesantiek.nl/keris
Or you can mail me for information.
Below and attached you will find more i
nformation about The invincible Krises 2.
The Invincible Krises 2” by author,
Vanna Ghiringhelli.
Following the great success of the author’s first volume
of, "The Invincible Krises", this completely new and
unique book focuses on the famousIndo-Malay
Kriss dagger. The individual krises pieces illustrated in the
book, each selected from the prestigious Ghiringhelli
collection, are being published here for the first time.
Every dagger in The Invincible Krises 2 is accompanied
by detailed technical description as well as a cultural
extension, making for pleasant and informative reading
for serious students, collectors and casual
browsers. The many references included in the text
enable readers to quickly increase and deepen their
knowledge on the historical significanceand cultural impact
of Kris daggers. With an appeal to every collector, the
final portion of the book is devoted to the often
overlooked subject of woman’s Kris.
In the Preface and Introductions, author Vanna Ghiringhelli
has dedicated The Invincible Krises 2 not only to seasoned
collectors, but also to those who are new to the Kris World.
The book is illistratuted with 151 colour
photographs of Krises and the entire text is written in
English. Detailed descriptions of the blade forging are
written by Kris expert and collector,Dr. Sandro Forgiarini,
whose text is accompanied by dozens of photos showing
the smith’s work and the forge.
**
(Below Preface and Introduction are
written by Vanna Ghiringhelli)
PREFACE:
A long time has gone by since “The Invincible Krises”,
1991 and my article“Keris hilts materials” on Arts of Asia,
1997, but I never gave up caringfor krises. Thus, now
this book; a book without text because many publications
on the subject have been issued in these years and I have
nothing to add to them. I simply want to introduce
some “krises one can talkabout”, not
distinctively beautiful or in perfect condition, but
particularly interesting, hoping they can be reason
of study for the new collectors; this is why in my writing
I constantlyinsist on references.
The few words I wrote besides the “technical descriptions”,
are just an incentive to a deeper research, just to show
that there is always something more to know about this
weapon and its environment, just an attempt to make
clear how wide is the kris world and how intense
is the relation between: Kris and Nature: flowers, leaves,
plants, fruits, the rice, the animals, the snake and the
bird, the ocean,the mountain, the fire and water,
the wind, the iron and the minerals, the stone and
the gems: the spirit, semangat, of all these natural things, is
living in the keris. Kris and Man: man’s character, his luck,
his courage, but also fear in front of supernatural powers,
his search of protection, his art and ability, his
devotion to the ancestors and their inheritance,
his social position, life and death, amok and the
power of the Empu, all this is in the kris. Keris
and the Invisible World: the word of Islam,
the profound echo of the great
Indian gods, the voice of the heros and the
mysterious wind of the ancestral tradition,
magic and charms permeate the kris, all over
the Archipelago. I want also to give some information
on woman’s kris and kris and woman, a completely
forgotten subject in all kris books. Anyway,
I realise that a book about the kris written without
the full co-operation and help of an Indonesian
kris-lover and expert, is always a “crooked book”,
incomplete and far from the way Malay peoples
regard the kris.
INTRODUCTION
While my Preface is dedicated to kris collectors,
especially new ones, this Introduction is for those who
know very little about kris, keris, or come across with
it for the first time, through this book.
I’ll try then to enable these readers to understand this
sophisticated weapon, giving here some more
elements and explanations other than those found in this
book. It is a difficult task and I can’t help remembering t
he advise a friend of mine gave me many years ago,
while I was proudly speaking to him about my studies and
my research on this dagger: “Your way, your system,
your method, your feeling are wrong, my dear, youhave
to close your two Western eyes, open your third Eastern
eye and jumpin”. He meant, of course,
“jump into the kris world”, a world where the boundary
line between visible and invisible is very faint, where the
relationship between space and time, reality and
imagination is substantially different from Western outlook
and where negative and positive cosmic influences are
always on the agenda. I suggest to keep in mind my
friend’s words when approaching the kris.
“WHO” is the kris.
Kris and society
I write this introduction using the present tense,
although I shouldn’t, because, as all readers
certainly know, the kris has now lost its importance
in Indonesia and Malaysia, it is alive only in the
heart of the few people who still live inside the
tradition and in the collectors’ mind and imagination.
The kris world stretches over a very large geographic
area. It goes from the Malayan Peninsula, through
Indonesia, as far as the Sulu islands and Mindanao
in the Philippines, inhabited by Muslim Moro people.
Travelling through the Archipelago, the kris
dragged along a peculiar baggage: Indian, Chinese,
Muslim, local and European cultures all melted
down inside the fantastic Indo-Malay crucible.
It’s nowhere to be found such a combination of
cultural elements. Together with what Indo-Malay
people call “isi keris”, it pushed the kris to the
highest level and the loftiest rank among all
edged weapons in the world. Isi is an Indonesian
word meaning “contents” and although it is quite
difficult to explain what these
contents are, it is believed that they are the
indwelling spirit and magic energy of the kris,
which fill it with an extraordinary power, tuah.
Therefore, the kris is an enspirited weapon.
I know perfectly that this is not at all
a “scientific” statement, but it
would be unfair to reject a belief that
lasted for centuries among Malay people
and made of the kris a weapon beyond
any comparison.
The esoteric values of this dagger have
always had a remarkable importance
in social life in any period and in any
part of the Peninsula and of the
Indonesian Archipelago, Nusantara.
Not only, but when a kris is a sacred
heirloom, pusaka, it is considered like an
individual, with name and
honorifics, unbreakable link between
the past - the ancestors – and the
present, shrine of spiritual and magic forces.
This precious iron requires
an attentive care because it has a vital vibration,
a soul that has to be fed with flowers, offerings,
and incense. It has to be perfumed with sandal
oil cendana, or jasmin, melati, or Cananga Odorata,
kenanga, a creeping shrub with very perfumed flowers.
The pusaka has to be cleaned with a special ceremony,
the ceremony of bathing the pusaka weapon, that, in Java,
takes place in the month of Sura, the Arabic Muharram,
first month of the Muslim year. The kris pusaka conferred
power and protection to the ruler and kept the
welfare of the kingdom, being, therefore, the most
important sacred object in king’s regalia, source of
royal authority and legitimation. These powerful krises,
once belonging to kings or sultans, had such a great
significance in the Indo-Malay world that they have
been transferred to present governments.
Best regards,
Patrick de Vries
http://www.devriesantiek.nl/
Zandstraat 1 5473 RJ Heeswijk-Dinther
0413-293900
Ps for those who want some information
about the other recent published book: The Kris,
a passion from Indonesia (by Jean Greffioz) you
will find info attached and below (if you want
more info and pictures about this book
(available in Englisch and French) please
let me know.
Dear Keriscollector,
There is be a new book published about
Kerisses. The kris, a passion fromIndonesia,
by Jean Greffioz (a well known Keris collector).
This book is written in English language.
Also available in French language.
Selling price will be 55 euro.
If you like to order this book please send me
an Email.
Below and attached are some details about the book:
« The kris, a passion from Indonesia »
This book has been written “by a kris enthusiast for
fellow enthusiasts and collectors”, and it constitutes
the final step of my project to assemble and
present a collection of the various types of Indonesian
krisses, kris hilts,and other short daggers from
Indonesia.I started this difficult task in 1994 during
my work assignment in Kalimantan (Borneo) and
completed it at the end of 2007. During this period,
I patiently built-up my collection, read or translated
all the available books that I could find on the subject,
exchanged information with experts, and obtained
the pictures of some rare pieces that I included in t
he book for filling the gaps in my modest collection.
Although the old Indonesian krisses are plentiful,
the good pieces available for sale and at a r
easonable price are getting scarcer and scarcer
due to the increasing number of collectors worlwide,
and the recent speculation initiated by the formal
recognition of the kris as a “Masterpiece of the
Heritage of Humanity” by the UNESCO in 2005.
The collection presented in this book includes
about 160 krisses, 100 separate hilts, and 40
short daggers from the main indonesian islands,
which are shown on more than 260 colour pictures
and figures. Contrary to some
kris books describing museum pieces, you will
only find krisses purchased
from the open antiques market and within the
financial capabilities of most collectors.
The book includes detailed information
about the kris history, description per area of
origin, classification of javanese blades (shape and
damascene), types of sheaths & hilts, and a
purchasing guide. It is not another Kris Encyclopedia,
but I am hopeful that both beginners and seasoned
kris collectors will find some interest in reading it, and
learn something about the subject or their collections .....
Sincerely yours
Jean Greffioz
SUMMARY
FOREWORD
1. ORIGIN & HISTORY OF THE KRIS
2. SYMBOLIC & MAGIC FEATURES OF THE KRIS
3. KRIS MANUFACTURING
4. TYPES & FEATURES OF INDONESIAN KRISSES
5. JAVANESE KRISSES
6. MADURESE KRISSES
7. KRISSES FROM BALI & LOMBOK
8. KRISSES FROM SUMATRA
9. KRISSES FROM SULAWESI
10. KRISSES FROM OTHER INDONESIAN ISLANDS & ABROAD
11. OTHER INDONESIAN DAGGERS
12. KRIS PURCHASING & MAINTENANCE
Appendixes :
• Dapur types of javanese kris blades
• Pamor styles of javanese kris blades
• Bibliography
General information:
Title: The kris, a passion from Indonesia
Autor: Jean Greffioz
Pages: 188 (plus introduction)
263 colored pictures (and figures)
Size: A4 (297 x 210 mm)
Weight: 750g
Softcover (250 g/m2)
Paper quality: glossy, 115 g/m2
I would like to introduce a very nice book about
Kerisses: The invincibleKrises 2. This book is
written in English by Vanna Ghiringhelli. The book
contains very good pictures of Kerisses with good
information. Most pictures are very large and
detailed printed on glossy paper. There is also
a nice chapter about The Keris Blade forging
written by Dr. Sandro Forgiarini.I’m proud that
I got the opputunity to distribute this book.
The normal selling price will be 45 euro, but for
this introduction I would like to offer you this
book at a price of 39,50 euro. If you want to
order a book, please send me an Email.
General information:
Title: The Invincibles Krises 2
Author: Vanna Ghiringhelli
Pages: 185 (+ index) Glossy paper
151 colored pictures
Size: 22 x 30,5 cm
Weight: 1350g
Hardcover
Introduction package-deal offer:
The invincible Krises 2 + The Kris, a passion
from Indonesia (Jean Greffioz): 90,00
The invincible Krises 2 + Keris Jawa
(Haryono Haryoguritno) 199,00
The invincible Krises 2 + Ensiklopedi
Keris 110,00
The books about Kerisses that we are
distributing are:
-Keris Jawa antara Mistik dan Nalar
(Haryono Haryoguritno) 175,00
-Ensiklopedi Keris (Bambang
Harsrinuksmo): 75,00
-The kris, a passion from Indonesia
(Jean Greffioz): 55,00
-Traditional weapons of the Indonesian
Archipelago (A.G. Zonneveld) 55,00
-Ragam HULU KERIS Sejak Zaman
Kerajaan (Suhartono Rahardjo) 19,50 limited
-De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia
Vol I (G.J.F.J.Tammens ) 69,50
-De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia
Vol 2 (G.J.F.J.Tammens) 65,00
-De Kris: Magic Relic of Old Indonesia
Vol 3: Not available at this moment
-Krisdisk: Krisses from Indonesia,
Malaysia and the Philippines (K S Jensen)49,50
-Den Indonesiske Kris (K S Jensen) 55,00 (Limited)
-Spirit of Wood (The art of Malay
woodcarving): 55,00 (limited)(all prices in Euro
and all offers valid if still available)
For more information about mentioned books
you can check the website:
http://www.devriesantiek.nl/keris
Or you can mail me for information.
Below and attached you will find more i
nformation about The invincible Krises 2.
The Invincible Krises 2” by author,
Vanna Ghiringhelli.
Following the great success of the author’s first volume
of, "The Invincible Krises", this completely new and
unique book focuses on the famousIndo-Malay
Kriss dagger. The individual krises pieces illustrated in the
book, each selected from the prestigious Ghiringhelli
collection, are being published here for the first time.
Every dagger in The Invincible Krises 2 is accompanied
by detailed technical description as well as a cultural
extension, making for pleasant and informative reading
for serious students, collectors and casual
browsers. The many references included in the text
enable readers to quickly increase and deepen their
knowledge on the historical significanceand cultural impact
of Kris daggers. With an appeal to every collector, the
final portion of the book is devoted to the often
overlooked subject of woman’s Kris.
In the Preface and Introductions, author Vanna Ghiringhelli
has dedicated The Invincible Krises 2 not only to seasoned
collectors, but also to those who are new to the Kris World.
The book is illistratuted with 151 colour
photographs of Krises and the entire text is written in
English. Detailed descriptions of the blade forging are
written by Kris expert and collector,Dr. Sandro Forgiarini,
whose text is accompanied by dozens of photos showing
the smith’s work and the forge.
**
(Below Preface and Introduction are
written by Vanna Ghiringhelli)
PREFACE:
A long time has gone by since “The Invincible Krises”,
1991 and my article“Keris hilts materials” on Arts of Asia,
1997, but I never gave up caringfor krises. Thus, now
this book; a book without text because many publications
on the subject have been issued in these years and I have
nothing to add to them. I simply want to introduce
some “krises one can talkabout”, not
distinctively beautiful or in perfect condition, but
particularly interesting, hoping they can be reason
of study for the new collectors; this is why in my writing
I constantlyinsist on references.
The few words I wrote besides the “technical descriptions”,
are just an incentive to a deeper research, just to show
that there is always something more to know about this
weapon and its environment, just an attempt to make
clear how wide is the kris world and how intense
is the relation between: Kris and Nature: flowers, leaves,
plants, fruits, the rice, the animals, the snake and the
bird, the ocean,the mountain, the fire and water,
the wind, the iron and the minerals, the stone and
the gems: the spirit, semangat, of all these natural things, is
living in the keris. Kris and Man: man’s character, his luck,
his courage, but also fear in front of supernatural powers,
his search of protection, his art and ability, his
devotion to the ancestors and their inheritance,
his social position, life and death, amok and the
power of the Empu, all this is in the kris. Keris
and the Invisible World: the word of Islam,
the profound echo of the great
Indian gods, the voice of the heros and the
mysterious wind of the ancestral tradition,
magic and charms permeate the kris, all over
the Archipelago. I want also to give some information
on woman’s kris and kris and woman, a completely
forgotten subject in all kris books. Anyway,
I realise that a book about the kris written without
the full co-operation and help of an Indonesian
kris-lover and expert, is always a “crooked book”,
incomplete and far from the way Malay peoples
regard the kris.
INTRODUCTION
While my Preface is dedicated to kris collectors,
especially new ones, this Introduction is for those who
know very little about kris, keris, or come across with
it for the first time, through this book.
I’ll try then to enable these readers to understand this
sophisticated weapon, giving here some more
elements and explanations other than those found in this
book. It is a difficult task and I can’t help remembering t
he advise a friend of mine gave me many years ago,
while I was proudly speaking to him about my studies and
my research on this dagger: “Your way, your system,
your method, your feeling are wrong, my dear, youhave
to close your two Western eyes, open your third Eastern
eye and jumpin”. He meant, of course,
“jump into the kris world”, a world where the boundary
line between visible and invisible is very faint, where the
relationship between space and time, reality and
imagination is substantially different from Western outlook
and where negative and positive cosmic influences are
always on the agenda. I suggest to keep in mind my
friend’s words when approaching the kris.
“WHO” is the kris.
Kris and society
I write this introduction using the present tense,
although I shouldn’t, because, as all readers
certainly know, the kris has now lost its importance
in Indonesia and Malaysia, it is alive only in the
heart of the few people who still live inside the
tradition and in the collectors’ mind and imagination.
The kris world stretches over a very large geographic
area. It goes from the Malayan Peninsula, through
Indonesia, as far as the Sulu islands and Mindanao
in the Philippines, inhabited by Muslim Moro people.
Travelling through the Archipelago, the kris
dragged along a peculiar baggage: Indian, Chinese,
Muslim, local and European cultures all melted
down inside the fantastic Indo-Malay crucible.
It’s nowhere to be found such a combination of
cultural elements. Together with what Indo-Malay
people call “isi keris”, it pushed the kris to the
highest level and the loftiest rank among all
edged weapons in the world. Isi is an Indonesian
word meaning “contents” and although it is quite
difficult to explain what these
contents are, it is believed that they are the
indwelling spirit and magic energy of the kris,
which fill it with an extraordinary power, tuah.
Therefore, the kris is an enspirited weapon.
I know perfectly that this is not at all
a “scientific” statement, but it
would be unfair to reject a belief that
lasted for centuries among Malay people
and made of the kris a weapon beyond
any comparison.
The esoteric values of this dagger have
always had a remarkable importance
in social life in any period and in any
part of the Peninsula and of the
Indonesian Archipelago, Nusantara.
Not only, but when a kris is a sacred
heirloom, pusaka, it is considered like an
individual, with name and
honorifics, unbreakable link between
the past - the ancestors – and the
present, shrine of spiritual and magic forces.
This precious iron requires
an attentive care because it has a vital vibration,
a soul that has to be fed with flowers, offerings,
and incense. It has to be perfumed with sandal
oil cendana, or jasmin, melati, or Cananga Odorata,
kenanga, a creeping shrub with very perfumed flowers.
The pusaka has to be cleaned with a special ceremony,
the ceremony of bathing the pusaka weapon, that, in Java,
takes place in the month of Sura, the Arabic Muharram,
first month of the Muslim year. The kris pusaka conferred
power and protection to the ruler and kept the
welfare of the kingdom, being, therefore, the most
important sacred object in king’s regalia, source of
royal authority and legitimation. These powerful krises,
once belonging to kings or sultans, had such a great
significance in the Indo-Malay world that they have
been transferred to present governments.
Best regards,
Patrick de Vries
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http://www.devriesantiek.nl/
Zandstraat 1 5473 RJ Heeswijk-Dinther
0413-293900
Ps for those who want some information
about the other recent published book: The Kris,
a passion from Indonesia (by Jean Greffioz) you
will find info attached and below (if you want
more info and pictures about this book
(available in Englisch and French) please
let me know.
Dear Keriscollector,
There is be a new book published about
Kerisses. The kris, a passion fromIndonesia,
by Jean Greffioz (a well known Keris collector).
This book is written in English language.
Also available in French language.
Selling price will be 55 euro.
If you like to order this book please send me
an Email.
Below and attached are some details about the book:
« The kris, a passion from Indonesia »
This book has been written “by a kris enthusiast for
fellow enthusiasts and collectors”, and it constitutes
the final step of my project to assemble and
present a collection of the various types of Indonesian
krisses, kris hilts,and other short daggers from
Indonesia.I started this difficult task in 1994 during
my work assignment in Kalimantan (Borneo) and
completed it at the end of 2007. During this period,
I patiently built-up my collection, read or translated
all the available books that I could find on the subject,
exchanged information with experts, and obtained
the pictures of some rare pieces that I included in t
he book for filling the gaps in my modest collection.
Although the old Indonesian krisses are plentiful,
the good pieces available for sale and at a r
easonable price are getting scarcer and scarcer
due to the increasing number of collectors worlwide,
and the recent speculation initiated by the formal
recognition of the kris as a “Masterpiece of the
Heritage of Humanity” by the UNESCO in 2005.
The collection presented in this book includes
about 160 krisses, 100 separate hilts, and 40
short daggers from the main indonesian islands,
which are shown on more than 260 colour pictures
and figures. Contrary to some
kris books describing museum pieces, you will
only find krisses purchased
from the open antiques market and within the
financial capabilities of most collectors.
The book includes detailed information
about the kris history, description per area of
origin, classification of javanese blades (shape and
damascene), types of sheaths & hilts, and a
purchasing guide. It is not another Kris Encyclopedia,
but I am hopeful that both beginners and seasoned
kris collectors will find some interest in reading it, and
learn something about the subject or their collections .....
Sincerely yours
Jean Greffioz
SUMMARY
FOREWORD
1. ORIGIN & HISTORY OF THE KRIS
2. SYMBOLIC & MAGIC FEATURES OF THE KRIS
3. KRIS MANUFACTURING
4. TYPES & FEATURES OF INDONESIAN KRISSES
5. JAVANESE KRISSES
6. MADURESE KRISSES
7. KRISSES FROM BALI & LOMBOK
8. KRISSES FROM SUMATRA
9. KRISSES FROM SULAWESI
10. KRISSES FROM OTHER INDONESIAN ISLANDS & ABROAD
11. OTHER INDONESIAN DAGGERS
12. KRIS PURCHASING & MAINTENANCE
Appendixes :
• Dapur types of javanese kris blades
• Pamor styles of javanese kris blades
• Bibliography
General information:
Title: The kris, a passion from Indonesia
Autor: Jean Greffioz
Pages: 188 (plus introduction)
263 colored pictures (and figures)
Size: A4 (297 x 210 mm)
Weight: 750g
Softcover (250 g/m2)
Paper quality: glossy, 115 g/m2
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