Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Jogjakarta Indonesia 2013 - Borobudur Silver Shop

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Jogjakarta 2013 : Borobudur Silver Shop - May 2013
A replica of Borobudur in silver.
After visiting the renown Borobudur (... see Jogjakarta 2013 : Day 2- A Day Of Temples), we popped by to a nearby silver shop, aptly named Borobudur Silver. It's an interesting place that showed how they made their silver craft too.
At the entrance we were met by a cute lady guide, who proceeded to take us on a tour starting with the production by their silversmiths.
A machine that will roll silver into thinner plates with grooves.

There are even female silversmiths here; this lady artisan is making silver bracelets from a roll of silver wire.
From the silver wire, she slowly bends out u-shapes and hooks them to other U's to slowly form a silver bracelet.
Workshop demonstration over, we were guided into the show room, it is a large showroom with all sorts of silver craft & artwork too. There is an anteroom specially just for art pieces.
A. SILVER CRAFT
The silver section has many pieces of beautiful adornments and craft pieces. The above is a pair of solid silver bracelets with a blood red ruby on each one.
A choker made from silver circlets with a center piece red jasper stone.
Semi-precious stone beaded necklace based on Javanese tribal design with a couple of large silver pendants - and a bull-head centerpiece.
Silver part choker, part necklace of stylized dragon-fly wings design with matching earrings.
Silver crochet necklace of "mini cymbals" design with matching earrings.
Silver handbags.
Being a man, I was more attracted to silver art pieces (apologies to my female readers). These are of fine and detail workmanship, like the horse carriage above.
Silver Giant Gourami with gold inlay to highlight its fins, scales, etc.
Silver replica of Borobudur with gold ringed stupas.
Silver horse on its hind legs, with gold inlay.
Silver square stupa.
Souvenir fan showing tips for cleaning silver.
B. OTHER ART WORK

Javanese Village Couple In Traditional Attire
Pair of Black Cats - carved from wood & with floral batik pattern.
Stretching Black Cat - carved from wood & with floral batik pattern.
Pair of Rabbits - carved from wood & with floral batik pattern.
Black Javanese Mask - with beaded pattern.
Blue Javanese Mask with yellow dots.
Pair of Javanese Batik Masks.
Miniature Blue Javanese Batik Mask
Wayang Golek Puppet Dolls - from the Wayang Kulit shadow puppets craft.
Close-up of a pair of Wayang Golek puppet dolls.
Male Wayang Golek Puppet Doll
Ensemble of red, blue & green Javanese Wayang Golek Puppet Dolls.
Female Wayang Golek Puppet Dolls
Nude Female Phallus Worship - wood carving.
Nude Female Phallus Worship - wood carving.
Nautilus Sea Shell
Molded metal "Dragon" fruit dish.
Pink floral design snuff bottles.
Lady Javanese Dancer - batik painting.
River Mouth Kampong Scene - painting in earth tones.
Trees & Flowers In The Moonlight - stylized batik painting.
Colorful Javanese Masks - batik painting.

Signage of the Borobudur Silver Shop at the Magelang branch that we visited.
Address & Contact numbers as shown in their business card.


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