In Loving Memory

BPK. HARYONO HARYOGURITNO BIN TASLIM PRANOWO HADIKUSOMO

26 JAN 1932 – 13 MAR 2017

 

Bpk. Haryono Haryoguritno Bin Taslim Pranowo Hadikusomo, passed away peacefully in the  wee hours of Monday, 13 March 2017 at 5.15am (Indonesian Time) in RS Jatinegara Premier. East Jakarta, at the age of 85 years of age. He will be laid to rest at Giritama muslim cemetery at Tonjong Bogor.

Almarhum Bpk. Haryono Haryoguritno was born on 26 January 1932, in Temanggung (Central Java). The eldest of four siblings; from Bpk. Pranowo Hadikusomo and Ibu Soemariyah Hadiwisastro.

Bpk Haryono Haryoguritno was an active proponent of Indonesian arts and culture, and his contributions in the area of  Courts Arts and Keris of Indonesia, is renown throughout the region amongst collectors and aficionados of the Indonesian art.

Almarhum Bpk. Haryono Haryoguritno has written several books on such subject and his most noteworthy and last known publication on the subject of Keris was the book titled “Keris Jawa: Antara Mistik Dan Nalar, published in 2005 by PT Indonesia Kebanggaanku.”

He will be dearly missed but his Legacy will live on in present and future collectors. The Keris Collector, extends his condolences to the family and friends of the late Bpk. Haryono Haryoguritno. May he rest in peace amongst the faithful. Al-Fateha.

REFERENCE:

Segera Bentuk Lembaga Keris Indonesia | Suara Pembaruan”. http://sp.beritasatu.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.