Pakalongan's Batik

Pekalongan including coastal batik batik most rich in color. As is typical of coastal batik, various dressing usually are naturalists. When compared with other coastal batik Batik Pekalongan immigrant descent are strongly influenced China and the Netherlands. Pekalongan Batik is free, and interesting, although his motives are sometimes the same as Solo or Yogya batik, often modified with a variety of attractive colors. Not infrequently encountered on a piece of batik cloth to 8 bold colors and dynamic combination. The most popular motifs and is known from pekalongan Jlamprang batik motif.

Batik Pekalongan heavily marketed to the regions outside Java, including West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Jambi, Minahasa, to Makassar. Usually traders in this area ordered batik motifs that match the tastes and customs of each area.

 

Pekalongan Batik is a privilege, the pembatiknya keep up to date. For example, at the time of Japanese occupation, it is born with nama'Batik Javanese batik Hokokai ', ie with batik motifs and colors are similar to the Japanese kimono. In general, Javanese batik is batik Hokokai early in the afternoon. In the sixties, also created with the name Tritura batik. Even in 2005, shortly after President Yudhoyono appointed emerging batik 'SBY' is similar to batik or songket weaving dengankain. Motives are quite popular these days is the motive Tsunami. Indeed, the Pekalongan never run out of ideas to make batik creations.